[fg137]

I mean, people read HN articles and discuss them on phones all the time.

[npunt]

Phone screens are larger, higher res, pinch zoomable, and have backlighting that creates uniform contrast and readability in nearly all lighting conditions.

[dredmorbius]

Poorly.

Using a touchscreen easily halves my effective intelligence. The frictions in both reading and typing are huge.

(Written from a desktop.)