Yes, many times when I want to get the "real story" I just read the comments. This is particularly true for me for news related stories not so much blog posts.

Yes, many times when I want to get the "real story" I just read the comments. This is particularly true for me for news related stories not so much blog posts. For news stories many times there is a backstory, and I feel like 7/10 times someone here on HN has a friend of a friend who knows the "real deal."