I think it's actually close to what I'd like without getting there. The "click to read more" essentially gives me an overview of the comments. When you click

I think it's actually close to what I'd like without getting there. The "click to read more" essentially gives me an overview of the comments. When you click on an individual comment, it expands to give you a more detailed view. I think what I really want is something more akin to org mode, where it's expanded/contracted by default (configurable) and when I hit a single key, it expands portions to reveal more detail. I often find when I'm in the middle of a thread, I start to think that I'm wasting my time and want to collapse that thread in some way so I can start searching for where I want to reinsert myself. I rarely want to read every single comment on one of these services. Basically, I think the intention is on the right track, but the execution is poor. Getting it right would be tricky, but I hope someone tries and sets a better bar than the one we have.