> It’s also really weird that click on an article leads to the comments on HN rather than the actual article. Like, why would I be interested in the comments fo

> It’s also really weird that click on an article leads to the comments on HN rather than the actual article. Like, why would I be interested in the comments for something I haven’t read first? I've been using link aggregation sites in this way (comments->link) for many years now. Depending on the platform I either open both the comments and link at the same time into tabs, or I open just the comments and then click the link. I'm not typically reading the comments first (though I am skimming them, so paywall notices, cache links, etc. are typically found before even trying to load the link). Instead, the main benefit I've found to the workflow is being able to quickly and easily return to comments about that story. When the frontpage has a high rate of turnover it can be difficult or time consuming to go back and find the original submission/comments. Whereas if they are already open or within the browser history stack, things are much easier to track.