| > "Comments are too hard to host." > No. > They are just uncomfortable to host. That's being pedantic. Uncomfortable and hard can be used interchangeably. Both is true. Comments need a database, that is objectively harder than using Jekyll or the other examples you give. Comments need protection, otherwise you get bombarded with spam. That alone is a ridiculous amount of "hard". Or you outsource this part, but you critisise that, too. And even then, you still need moderation. Removing all the off-topic comments, the hateful comments, everything that doesn't belong. I agree with you, that blogs with comments and discussions are lively and can add more value to a post. But the statement that it's not hard is objectively false. |
This is not that hard. But your mileage may vary.
> Comments need a database, that is objectively harder than using Jekyll or the other examples you give.
Are we engineers or not?
> But the statement that it's not hard is objectively false.
Yes, I agree.
People spend hours polishing personal websites. I want to encourage building comments systems! This is as fun and as valuable!