> This is the quality that you reward with hundreds of points? Many read HN just for the comments, so will upvote a low-quality article with a discussion-drivi

> This is the quality that you reward with hundreds of points? Many read HN just for the comments, so will upvote a low-quality article with a discussion-driving headline (often without reading the article), purely to generate discussion on a topic they're interested in. It's something of a pity as articles like this with absolute garbage takes do a disservice to those users who share the sentiment for valid reasons. But at least we get to read some of those more well-reasoned arguments in the comments here.