That's actually the exact opposite of what I usually do. If the article looks interesting, I read it. If I can see why the article could be interesting but I'm

That's actually the exact opposite of what I usually do. If the article looks interesting, I read it. If I can see why the article could be interesting but I'm not personally interested I ignore it. If, however, the article looks pointless I click through to the comments to see if it has hidden value or not. If consensus seems to be that it's interesting then I'll read it. If it's full of comments like the grandfather then I don't.