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A better alternative is to have no comments at all (not joking). If the 'activation energy' of replying is higher, more thought will go into the reply.
by PuercoPop 9y ago
A better alternative is to have no comments at all (not joking). If the 'activation energy' of replying is higher, more thought will go into the reply.
- puranjay 9y agoI've started emailing people if I like what they've written. Leads to much better discussions and relationships
- bufferoverflow 9y agoComments are often more interesting than the post itself. Pretty much all of Reddit is based on that notion.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoAnd so is HN, I dare say.
- tedunangst 9y agoMaybe. There's something like a conservation of interest. The best posts often have very tedious comments. The best comments are often corrections to incorrect articles.
- WorldMaker 9y agoPerhaps that's why we seem to be separating comments out into dedicated sites like Reddit and HN, rather than continuing to host comments directly on blogs?
- shostack 9y agoInterestingly enough, it seems like a lot of blogs these days have entirely disabled comments. I'm not clear on all the reasons why, but definitely noticeable.