Why do I read the comments?

[05heel]

I can never stop myself from reading the comments either. Anc to answer your question, no. There's no hope. I mean that with all the sincerity I can muster.

[vampsterdam]

Poor grammar alone makes me weep for humanity (even when I agree with the sentiment).

But seriously, I used to read news comments daily and realized I always felt dejected afterwards so I finally stopped.

The comments section of the internet is like a sewer; it's filled with crap and rats.

[vampsterdam]

Oh!

And once I read an article (on a somewhat polarizing topic) on NPR's website, and every single comment was pleasant! Perfect grammar, too! I imagined each poster sipping tea and braiding each others hair while discussing the topic.

I thought, surely I must be having a stroke, or I've managed to enter some super secret internet portal.

[nannersp]

Right there with ya.

Some guy on a ABC News page on FB said, in response to an interview w/ the kid whose mom dragged him out of the riot, "Yet another pos still breathing..."

His profile said he works at Subway. I was soooo tempted to reply, "Shut up and make me a sandwich!"

But I didn't 'cuz my reply would've included my full name, and he looked like a member of the KKK.

[CurlyQ284]

I never read the comments. Nothing good ever comes from reading those.