[abliefern]

Excuse me if this is a bit forward but who asked? In other words, why do hn commenters go off on tangents to the extent that in some posts you'll find more irrelevant tangents than discussion of the article in the link?

[CameronNemo]

If you don't get to post hn comments about it, why would you buy the car that costs double the median us salary in the first place?

[solardev]

The link is some boring numbers. Personal anecdotes make this place more fun! :)

[TheHappyOddish]

> why do hn commenters go off on tangents to the extent that in some posts you'll find more irrelevant tangents than discussion of the article in the link?

Stimulation of interesting discussion and anecdotes is the lifeblood of HN? I understand this one doesn't interest you, but I bet some others do and don't interest me.