Codidact isn't a discussion forum, so while comments can be used for extended discussion, such a discussion serves little purpose to the network. Comments should be used primarily for post feedback and criticism (main categories, meta somewhat excluded). Any other useful information that arises in comments, should be brought into a post; either the post that was commented on, or a new one. We should strive to minimize the need to go look in the comment section; everything necessary for the reader should be found in the posts. That isn't always the case, which is why we need some comment threads to stay visible, such as those pointing out drawbacks and better solutions.

As such, no, comments should not be treated exactly as posts, because they aren't the same. Posts are first-priority quality-assured content; comments are not; and that's a great thing, because it allows more freedom of expression there.