> Why is it more fun to read the comments than the article? Because so many articles represent finished thoughts or positions that have been hammered into shap

> Why is it more fun to read the comments than the article? Because so many articles represent finished thoughts or positions that have been hammered into shape by prior discussion, as a result of which they tend to be rather bland and predigested. But the comments tend to be original, daring, unexpected. Here's an example. A blogger posts a famous anecdote in which Napoleon Bonaparte visits a field hospital to thank a loyal officer for his service in a battle during which the officer lost an arm. The officer, utterly devoted to Napoleon, says he would gladly lose his other arm in Napoleon's service -- and to prove his devotion, he cuts off his other arm. In the comments section, the first question is, "Wait ... how did he cut off his other arm?"