5 years ago if I replied to a Reddit link with quotes from the article I would have been downvoted. With a comment like "we can all read the article dumbass."

But in 2017 it's actually upvoted because nobody clicks the links, they just view titles as discussion starters. And the news in the article is actually still news to more than half the people circlejerking in the comments over the title.

I've started upvoting such comments myself because at least they might get someone to read the article and they're better than the circlejerk title-reply comments.

You know, Title: "Poll Shows 60% Of Americans Believe Trump Obstructed Justice", Top comment: "40% of Americans are sticking their fingers in their ears going lalallala"; Title (op-ed): "America Is Starting To Lose The Moral High Ground" Top comment: "Starting?" 2475 updoots