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> What value do they add for anyone? What about the example at the head of this comment chain? I think news sites did lose something without feedback. I can a
by raxxorraxor 2y ago
> What value do they add for anyone?
What about the example at the head of this comment chain?
I think news sites did lose something without feedback. I can accept a chess pool with a single good comment to make up for it. So it does provide value for me and I disagree with the "lessons learned". Also, the legal risks of showing user content should be scraped for anything that is not explicitly illegal.
We have information bubbles now that are way worse than the occasional comment in bad taste.
- mmooss 2y ago> I can accept a chess pool with a single good comment to make up for it. Have fun with that. > the occasional comment in bad taste. That's a lot different than most social media.
- raxxorraxor 2y ago> Have fun with that. I do, that is the argument. It would also leave me better informed since the example clearly shows that the statements could benefit from a wider context. And this wouldn't be the only case. If comments don't provide value for you, you can ignore them. No reason to remove them for everybody else too. I stopped reading the Guardian a few years ago. It once had really good content. That changed significantly in my opinion.
- mmooss 2y ago> It would also leave me better informed You do you, but my argument is that it leaves you worse informed: 1) There is a lot of false information, which will mislead you inevitably (you're not that smart; nobody is) 2) There is a lot of noise for the signal, a lot of waste. You are worse informed because you could have spent the time learning from higher quality information.