Are Comments Sections Always Stupid

[Qin_Shi_Huangdi]

@Anne_Neville

But there are people spouting both on the internet, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you spend too much time worrying about it, you will get nothing done.

It’s also useful to remember that you can’t reason someone out of a position that they didn’t reason themselves into.

Thanks. I guess the reason why I’m upset (or annoyed) in particular is because 1) NYT’s comments section gets moderated and 2) my replies rarely (if almost ever get replied).

[Anne_Neville]

@Qin_Shi_Huangdi

Thanks. I guess the reason why I’m upset (or annoyed) in particular is because 1) NYT’s comments section gets moderated and 2) my replies rarely (if almost ever get replied).

I bet the moderators just skim the comments looking for obvious spam or abuse.

Most people only read so many comments in a comments section. If your comments are below where most people stop reading, they probably won’t get replied.

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