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I'm actively trying not to spend too much time reading other people's opinions on the internet these days, it's such a time sink and you do come away with such
by andyn 13y ago
I'm actively trying not to spend too much time reading other people's opinions on the internet these days, it's such a time sink and you do come away with such a negative opinion of the world.
But I'll go through the comments if it's a subject I'm interested in and the comments are constructive or add to the original link. Often I've noticed a pattern where the largest discussions start with a comment along the lines of "This article is wrong because ..." and the reply "<quote from above comment> No, it's not because ...". That's a sign to just close the tab.
I have Greasemonkey and the "Hacker News collapsible comments" script installed:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/138037 http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/138037
I do recommend that for an improved HN procrastinating experience.