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.
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.
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.