That same problem still exists even when sorting by upvotes, because the earlier a comment is posted the more people will see and be able to vote on it, pushing it higher.
That’s a very good point. Also, the later comments don’t get seen by many people, and that’s why they don’t get many votes either.
Obviously, sorting changes all that, but I don’t think many people sort posts and comments by new. If you don’t touch the settings, things are sorted by hot.
What kind of slob gets their opinions from the comments sections of a local news outlet?
Hell, do major publications even have comments sections anymore? I’m lucky to see the first paragraph of a story after the barrage of “Please Sign In!” pop-ups. Nevermind getting all the way down to the bottom of the article to see what some random assholes think about it.
This, basically
https://xkcd.com/1019/
That same problem still exists even when sorting by upvotes, because the earlier a comment is posted the more people will see and be able to vote on it, pushing it higher.
That’s a very good point. Also, the later comments don’t get seen by many people, and that’s why they don’t get many votes either.
Obviously, sorting changes all that, but I don’t think many people sort posts and comments by new. If you don’t touch the settings, things are sorted by hot.
What kind of slob gets their opinions from the comments sections of a local news outlet?
Hell, do major publications even have comments sections anymore? I’m lucky to see the first paragraph of a story after the barrage of “Please Sign In!” pop-ups. Nevermind getting all the way down to the bottom of the article to see what some random assholes think about it.
I mean…
[Gestures broadly at the state of the world]
People see headlines and the comment section of the social media platform where that headline was posted.
Web 2.0 was such a nice idea on paper.
It was great when they’d tricked investors into giving users an ecosystem with no (obvious) ads.
That makes sense