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Ask HN: How do you decide, link or comments

by yeowMeng on 9/3/16, 1:50 AM with 1 comments

Sometimes I click the link first, sometimes I click the comments.

It's a tough question to answer, but I ask anyhow.

  • by smb06 on 9/3/16, 3:08 AM

    I am more inclined to click on a link on a topic for which i do not have much background so that i can understand the comments better and possibly contribute to them.

    If i feel i have good level of knowledge or even domain expertise then I go straight for the comments.

    Also, I look at the topic and the source. If sounds a little clickbait-y then I go for the comments (if at all).