The discussion in the comments is as entertaining and informative as the articles maybe 90% of the time, so that's why I read them. I comment myself to add to

The discussion in the comments is as entertaining and informative as the articles maybe 90% of the time, so that's why I read them. I comment myself to add to the discussion and maybe learn something. As far as lifetime and all of that, it doesn't matter to me. A verbal discussion is gone immediately, but it's still valuable to have had it.