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And to read the opinions that other HNers spout. The comments are often better than the articles. Also, I know I'll be able to read them without fending off pop

by rogual 2y ago

And to read the opinions that other HNers spout. The comments are often better than the articles. Also, I know I'll be able to read them without fending off popups and dark patterns.

lapcat 2y ago
> The comments are often better than the articles. I disagree.
- brabel 2y ago
  Same here. The top comment we're discussing is a good example of comments I really dislike :/ people think that only things they find interesting should be upvoted by everyone else :D that kind of thinking, which is very common in HN comments, shows just how much one can lack understanding of others, their motivations, how people's tastes/objectives/world views can be completely and utterly different than their own.
  - xoac 2y ago
    I agree with the top comment but it's not for lack of understanding but for a lamentation of how this place is similar to any other social network like internet place overwhelmed with solipsistic banality. Just look at how many comments around the site are personal anecdotes tangentially related to whatever the post is.
  - samatman 2y ago
    > The top comment we're discussing is a good example of comments I really dislike :/ As a revealed preference, no, you don't. It's trivially easy to collapse a comment you genuinely don't like, which would mean you wouldn't be posting in its replies more than halfway down.
- mlrtime 2y ago
  "Better" is subjective... We can debate if comments are more informative than articles and sometimes they are. Many times they are not, especially if you happen to be a SME. Sometimes I wonder why I continue to read reddit, the signal/noise raise is very low, but when you get that 1 informative or insightful comments out of a sea of garbage, it keeps you going for awhile.
ergonaught 2y ago
The comments here as elsewhere are overwhelmingly garbage, and generally worse than even the “bad” articles.
- deleted 2y ago
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- Sirizarry 2y ago
  Your comment certainly fits that bill. Generalizing negativity sure is constructive…
  - ergonaught 2y ago
    Truth that you dislike remains true.

by rogual 2y ago

And to read the opinions that other HNers spout. The comments are often better than the articles. Also, I know I'll be able to read them without fending off popups and dark patterns.

lapcat 2y ago

> The comments are often better than the articles. I disagree.

brabel 2y ago
Same here. The top comment we're discussing is a good example of comments I really dislike :/ people think that only things they find interesting should be upvoted by everyone else :D that kind of thinking, which is very common in HN comments, shows just how much one can lack understanding of others, their motivations, how people's tastes/objectives/world views can be completely and utterly different than their own.
- xoac 2y ago
  I agree with the top comment but it's not for lack of understanding but for a lamentation of how this place is similar to any other social network like internet place overwhelmed with solipsistic banality. Just look at how many comments around the site are personal anecdotes tangentially related to whatever the post is.
- samatman 2y ago
  > The top comment we're discussing is a good example of comments I really dislike :/ As a revealed preference, no, you don't. It's trivially easy to collapse a comment you genuinely don't like, which would mean you wouldn't be posting in its replies more than halfway down.
mlrtime 2y ago
"Better" is subjective... We can debate if comments are more informative than articles and sometimes they are. Many times they are not, especially if you happen to be a SME. Sometimes I wonder why I continue to read reddit, the signal/noise raise is very low, but when you get that 1 informative or insightful comments out of a sea of garbage, it keeps you going for awhile.

ergonaught 2y ago

The comments here as elsewhere are overwhelmingly garbage, and generally worse than even the “bad” articles.

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Sirizarry 2y ago
Your comment certainly fits that bill. Generalizing negativity sure is constructive…
- ergonaught 2y ago
  Truth that you dislike remains true.