It's not democracy, the top comment isn't the "only" comment as if the will of the majority chose it and that's all that exists in this thread, effectively supp

It's not democracy, the top comment isn't the "only" comment as if the will of the majority chose it and that's all that exists in this thread, effectively suppressing minority influence. You have options to view other comments or start your own discussion if you please. I think your point of contention is that other people, reading this very same article, approve of a comment that did the exact same thing you did: made a point about a "meta"-topic by forking the conversation into some other concept that was assumed when both of you were compelled to comment. Now we have three (your parent, you, and me) off-topic forks of a conversation that is superfluous to the so-called ubiquitous topic of the thread. I see where you are coming from, but I find these "meta"-topics at times more interesting than the topic itself, hence why I'm commenting. Interests are interests, your response is just as much justified IMO as your parent commenter.