The comments, for me, definitely add to the discussion but it is still the headline/link that catch my attention to read in the first place. My normal rule on t

The comments, for me, definitely add to the discussion but it is still the headline/link that catch my attention to read in the first place. My normal rule on the net, especially for things I write, is 'do not read the comments' except for HN... and Deadspin when the article is about a sport not widely played in the US. I learn a lot about the sport that way.