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Comment by MuffinFlavored | Hacker News Reader

I'm 26 and the only thing I read are HN comments. I don't even read the articles. :)

Ditto. Nowadays, I found that it's easier to just go straight to HN comments and determine if I should spend time reading the articles posted here. :) Of course sometimes, I end up spending more time reading comments, but at least, I feel like I am better informed to judge the articles if I decide to read them after reading the comments here.

It’s not a new feeling.

I think “RTFA” was invented on Slashdot, but that’s probably because I’m too young to realize it’s from newsgroups.

I sometimes submit articles because I want to read the comments.

Well, yes, I often find the discussion much better than the original content. Also, I know what I think of an article, but you often get very different, and fairly well reasoned, opinions here.

I often do the same thing. Which really says something about HN. I can't think of any other forum where I regularly read the comments, much less read them first.

I feel like it keeps me very well-educated on modern day topics because it provides usually balanced argument points for both opposing parties.

I wish there was something like a LeftVsRight.com that had the user base of HackerNews where citizens uneducated on politics could go to see viewpoints from both of the two major opposing political parties.

I dunno, even on HN when something vaguely political comes up the discussion can go pretty wrong. Not, like, Reddit wrong, but still wrong.

I love HN, but this sounds incredibly limiting and a sure fire way of making sure you have an incredibly narrow view of things.

Well done for admitting it, but SHAME ON YOU! ;)

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