If thoughtful commenters are allowed then normal commenters like those that don’t read the article should be allowed.
It's no longer the coming war on our right to comment without reading the article. The war is here. And we've lost every battle so far (mostly on the shitpost front). But they're coming for our actual commenters now. Through rules and propaganda (like this), moderation, and coordinated downvote tactics preventing comments of conspiracy screeds and encouraging reading.
Do you want to help people learn or do you want to make money? Those are very different incentives. I think the gamified apps learn too much towards retention vs learning; because ultimately someone who learns the material isn't a customer anymore, unless they keep using your app for another subject.
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