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I'm honestly more interested in the discussion then I am with the article in almost all occasions. Even if I don't have any interest in the link I'll still peru

I'm honestly more interested in the discussion then I am with the article in almost all occasions. Even if I don't have any interest in the link I'll still peruse the comments. If you ask me, the whole point of an article is to spark a good discussion.

vitd 10y ago
It's 50/50 for me. Here on Hacker News there are many articles where the discussion is worthwhile. On many other sites, it's almost never a good idea to read the comments. And I'm not just talking YouTube.
randall 10y ago
You need informed top comments, at bare minimum.
- gravypod 10y ago
  The title and previous experience should convey enough information to understand comments.
  - abustamam 10y ago
    It _should_, but, as we know with clickbait titles (which are not prevalent on HN, thank goodness), the title doesn't always convey anything even discussed in the article.
MOARDONGZPLZ 10y ago
I'm the same way. Often I will see a link that looks interesting with no comments because it just recently landed on the front page. Rather than click the link, I check back in a few hours to read the comments.
mazlix 10y ago
I think it may be a good idea for the top-level comments to have this, but then allow replies to comments not.