I was about to agree with you and lay on them too, then I asked myself why I alt-tabbed to read HN comments midway through. If that was printed or I was readin

I was about to agree with you and lay on them too, then I asked myself why I alt-tabbed to read HN comments midway through. If that was printed or I was reading it on my e-reader, I'd probably enjoy it just like I did enjoy reading some of his novels, but as of now I'm not lounging on a couch with a cup of tea and some cookies. Reading on a screen is way less comfortable and many of us will be reading HN stories as a momentary distraction as work - attention spans not primed for this sort of long-form writing. Hope that answers your question as to why someone would not read it right now. Since we're human it is no surprise one would be curious as to what it is about anyways - and request a summary. Personally I'm shelving it to be read later.