"Better" is subjective...

We can debate if comments are more informative than articles and sometimes they are. Many times they are not, especially if you happen to be a SME.

Sometimes I wonder why I continue to read reddit, the signal/noise raise is very low, but when you get that 1 informative or insightful comments out of a sea of garbage, it keeps you going for awhile.

Same here. The top comment we're discussing is a good example of comments I really dislike :/ people think that only things they find interesting should be upvoted by everyone else :D that kind of thinking, which is very common in HN comments, shows just how much one can lack understanding of others, their motivations, how people's tastes/objectives/world views can be completely and utterly different than their own.

Your comment certainly fits that bill. Generalizing negativity sure is constructive…