I often have an ugh feeling towards reading long comments.
Posts are usually well written, but long comments are usually rambly, even the highest karma ones. It takes a lot of effort to read the comments on top of reading the post, and the payoff is often small.
But for multiple reasons, I still feel an obligation to read at least some comments, and ugh.
2026 update: This feeling has reduced a bit as my reading skill improved and I’m slightly better at filtering stuff that I probably don’t want to read.
I often have an ugh feeling towards reading long comments.
Posts are usually well written, but long comments are usually rambly, even the highest karma ones. It takes a lot of effort to read the comments on top of reading the post, and the payoff is often small.
But for multiple reasons, I still feel an obligation to read at least some comments, and ugh.
For possible solutions:
1. This is my problem and I should find a way to stop feeling ugh
2. Have some ways to easily read a summary of long comments (AI or author generated)
3. People should write shorter comments on average
2026 update: This feeling has reduced a bit as my reading skill improved and I’m slightly better at filtering stuff that I probably don’t want to read.