[lostdog]

The more generally interesting a topic is the more likely a HN user is to read the article. A study.

[tialaramex]

I am definitely guilty of sometimes clicking "reply" and then reading the linked article to check that I'm not about to essentially tell you what you'd have read or worse, tell you something the article actually debunks.

[AlienRobot]

I only read articles with headlines that describe informative content, not with headlines that sound funny or thought-provoking.