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Have online comment sections become 'a joke'?CNN - In the early days of the Internet, there was hope that the unprecedented tool for global communication would lead to thoughtful sharing and discussion on its most popular sites.A decade and a half later, the very idea is laughable, says Gawker Media founder Nick Denton."It didn't happen," said Denton, whose properties include the blogs Gawker, Jezebel, Gizmodo, io9 and Lifehacker. "It's a promise that has so not happened that people don't even have that ambition anymore."The idea of capturing the intelligence of the readership -- that's a joke.""I don't like going into the comments. ... For every two comments that are interesting -- even if they're critical, you want to engage with them -- there will be eight that are off-topic or just toxic," he said.And as sites get more popular, it's harder to control the comments, which inevitably get nastier.
For every two comments that are interesting -- even if they're critical, you want to engage with them -- there will be eight that are off-topic or just toxic," he said.
The internet is full of jerks is breaking news?I figured that out about 10 years ago.
Personally, I enjoy the comment sections of news articles. It makes the news much more interesting.
OK, so they're a lot of jerks on the internet....what about all the jerkettes?
