I've noticed recently that for almost every submission that hits the top page, the top-rated comment is a skeptical response to the thesis of the link content or the poster's argument.
Go ahead, pick any 5 of the front page posts right now and see if I'm right or not.
In general, this is a good thing as taking the skeptical position forces a minimum degree of critical thinking, which makes that comment more useful. And it's an excellent form of filtering out the large amount of BS we come across everyday.
But I certainly would like to see more top comments that agree with what the poster said, or expands on their argument.
(Eagerly awaiting the top comment to this post !!)
Go ahead, pick any 5 of the front page posts right now and see if I'm right or not.
In general, this is a good thing as taking the skeptical position forces a minimum degree of critical thinking, which makes that comment more useful. And it's an excellent form of filtering out the large amount of BS we come across everyday.
But I certainly would like to see more top comments that agree with what the poster said, or expands on their argument.
(Eagerly awaiting the top comment to this post !!)