> How can you compare reading Slashdot at +5 to reading the mostly unfiltered comments here?
Because Slashdot actually provides the facilities to do so. If I could browse +5 HN comments then believe me I would.
> the populism, trolling, and general lack of real-world experience of other posters made participating in the discussions pointless and even counter-productive.
Because Slashdot actually provides the facilities to do so. If I could browse +5 HN comments then believe me I would.
> the populism, trolling, and general lack of real-world experience of other posters made participating in the discussions pointless and even counter-productive.
I could make the same argument about HN.