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I read the comments first as well. It's often a good indicator of whether or not the article is worth reading. And more often than not there are better referenc
by screaminghawk 8y ago
I read the comments first as well. It's often a good indicator of whether or not the article is worth reading. And more often than not there are better references in the comments than the original source.
Would be really interested in that Slack bot if you have the source handy.
- Swenrekcah 8y agoI read the comments because HN is a lightweight and quick site and I don’t know how slow the target page might be.
- Topgamer7 8y agoI up voted all of the ancestors of this comment because I agree with all of them. Pretty much hit the nail on the head there. To add to the slow page load bit, I often read the comments to get an intelligent discourse as well as find out of the article is pay walled.