honestly? stuff like that has cheered me up before when it's a plurk about something serious. it's a sort of, 'Hey, this person took the time to at least read my plurk and extend some sign of sympathy.' feeling, and it cheers me up because never hugged by my parents as a child.

but no seriously, for some of us, just knowing that someone at least read something and understood it to be a not super great thing is enough to make us feel a little less shitty.

it's like the commentless +1s people leave in comment threads. on the one hand, really, if you have nothing to say, why the fuck are you commenting? on the other, it's nice to see other people are supportive of whatever idea.