I'm attempting to solve this, at least for iOS devices. My technique is to collapse everything first. If you want to continue in that discussion, you tap to exp

I'm attempting to solve this, at least for iOS devices. My technique is to collapse everything first. If you want to continue in that discussion, you tap to expand. I think it helps mitigate the need to comment on the top thread, and should make for more diverse discussion. I think every platform needs its own interface for this, and I suppose the thought behind the web interface is that you can always just scroll down. It's suboptimal on long threads, though. I found my technique worked best on mobile, since you can quickly tap the entire comment to expand it. With a little JS, this might also work on the web. (If interested, the app is called Pivit, and is in review -- follow @alariccole if you want to know when it drops in the next few days.)