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I wonder what it is about the HN audience or about the HN voting system that seems to always result in this. You see this in so many stories posted here: Out of
by ryandrake 1y ago
I wonder what it is about the HN audience or about the HN voting system that seems to always result in this. You see this in so many stories posted here: Out of a 1000 word article, someone nitpicks a single phrase, and 75% of the comments rathole on that discussion rather than talking about the article.
- account42 1y agoIt's quite simple. These sites are frequented by humans how have their own interests and sometimes agendas rather than by automatons who only discuss what you personally want them to discuss. Hope that clears it up.
- steveklabnik 1y agoThis is: 1. hilarious because it itself is an example of this behavior, we aren't discussing the article, but instead a tangent from a few words from it 2. an instance of Parkinson's Law of Triviality: it's just easier to respond to a comment than to read an entire article. Plus, many people read comments first to try and determine if an article is worth reading. So you end up with engagement in spinoff discussion, especially when the original is harder to read or understand to a general audience.
- ryandrake 1y agoI actually thought about #1 as I typed it. I admit it's definitely hilarious and hypocritical.