[greenyoda]

"HN comments are always a cesspool of people trying to prove they're smarter than the author of the post..."

They frequently are smarter or better-informed. Just because someone writes a post on a blog doesn't mean they're smart or have deep knowledge about their subject matter.

And referring to peoples' comments as a "cesspool" is not particularly civil.

[jacques_chester]

> They frequently are smarter or better-informed.

On the topic of health, diet and fitness, HN is particularly bad. It is a war between favourite self-promoting authors by proxy. Nary a dietitian to be seen. Everyone has their pet secret history and by god they will proselytise it.

[dicktalens]

Listening to HN for fitness advice :: Doing a seminary at a porn convention. :v

[jacques_chester]

Your notorious twitter feed appears to be leaking, sir!

[dicktalens]

Lettuce beef air... Even FCJ has to unite with me against a common enemy – i.e. HN re: naive, uneducated, opinions on fitness.