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I have never seen comments on a news site that were worthwhile. It's always a train wreck. Any time I scroll down to look at them, I quickly ask myself "Why did
by nsxwolf 13y ago
I have never seen comments on a news site that were worthwhile. It's always a train wreck. Any time I scroll down to look at them, I quickly ask myself "Why did I just do that?"
They give you a skewed perspective of the world. When I read Huffington Post comments, I have to remind myself that all liberals are not this obnoxiously stupid. When an article gets linked by Drudge, I have to remind myself that all conservatives are not psychotic hateful trolls.
- onebaddude 13y ago>It's always a train wreck. I take the opposite view. When it's a disaster comment section, I see it as: this is actually how some people think. Until there were options, like comments, that gave everyone a platform, it was impossible to tell what people thought about the message being delivered. Good or bad. Most sites, including this one, the commentary has the best insight.
- nsxwolf 13y agoBut if you look carefully, it's often a relatively small group of trolls burning down the entire section. Take Drudge-linked stories, for instance. There are about 6 super-trolls that aggressively post on every single linked story (the "Feds Made Sarah Palin" guy, the guy that talks like Zippy the Pinhead with all the CAPS). The normal, level-headed people probably aren't posting at all, and they greatly outnumber the trolls who do.