I used to do this (sorted by comments too), but then I found a site skin that hides all the ao3 stats, including bookmarks, and it helped me care less about the engagement fics had over time
I didn’t actually realize that people were sorting fics by kudos and hits and refusing to read wips. it’s kinda crazy how much fandom and like the general etiquette for engagement has changed in the ~15 years I’ve been part of it like I promise it did not used to be this way