• meisme@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s because sorting comments by “hot” prioritizes new comments more than old comments even taking into account votes. So a 3d old comment with 50 votes might appear below a 2h old comment with 5 votes. Unlike Reddit which just pushes the first comments to the top and anything new will drown in the sea of comments and never surface or be seen.

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      1 year ago

      That’s my guess as well. And the post default sorting by “active” means the top posts usually have a lot more staying power compared to reddit.

      Didn’t see much here that made me roll my eyes and think:“That made me feel dumber for reading it.”, whereas on reddit that’s pretty much every big thread.

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        1 year ago

        That staying power is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes you’re looking for fresh content. Top Hour is marvelous. So is New Comments. :)

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          1 year ago

          I think it encourages you to seek out other interesting communities when you want to see something different.

    • kwot@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yes, and I like it this way too. It definitely gives people who came into the thread late a voice.