November 10, 2010

• Comments Syndrome

  In general, on the internet (and sometimes, specifically here) I find that the comments to posts, articles, etc. are often more interesting, entertaining, informative, or amusing than the initial post/article itself. I call it the Reddit syndrome. (Reddit in and of itself, with it's weird hive closed-mind, is another topic altogether*)

  I'm not necessarily talking about the trolls, though, I forgive trolling if it is genuinely funny and not too harsh. But, I've found there are certain sites I go to and read headlines, maybe the first paragraph, and then dive into the comments. Even when I do read the entire article I still generally end up spending more time reading the comments. And that's not even talking about the political sites (which I've read both extremes...and the comments there make me sad, it's no wonder we can't have a collaborative government) where the back and forth can go on and on.

  Are there any sites you go to where you find the comments more entertaining than the site content itself?

  *and one I generally avoid, because it isn't worth fighting with the bf about...

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