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Ask HN: Does anyone else go right the comments?

by reflect on 10/13/17, 4:49 PM with 2 comments

I've noticed lately that more often than not I have been going directly to the comments and not clicking on the post links on HN. Instead I am inferring what the posted item has to do with from the title and then seeing what the commentary is around the topic. At that point I may go ahead and actually read the article. Does anyone else do this or am I just crazy?

  • by HD134606c on 10/15/17, 6:17 AM

    "HN, tell me what to think".

    I too am a bit guilty of this. In all seriousness, there are a lot of smart people here so it's a reasonable thing to do IMO.

  • by subie on 10/13/17, 4:53 PM

    I always go comments first. Too many articles on the front page are sensationalists pieces with no real information.

    The intelligent comments are what keep me on HN.