People like me who think reading comments on TC is a waste of time don't read them anyway. I won't be better off if TC decides to shut down comments.
On the other hand, people who enjoy reading the trolls (probably trolls themselves) will lose an enjoyable activity.
No one would really benefit from your proposal. (and no, I don't think anyone at TC is paid to read/moderate comments)
But you're right. TC probably makes ad revenue off of comments as a draw. I'd be interested to see if a decrease in comments has an economic impact for them.
People like me who think reading comments on TC is a waste of time don't read them anyway. I won't be better off if TC decides to shut down comments.
On the other hand, people who enjoy reading the trolls (probably trolls themselves) will lose an enjoyable activity.
No one would really benefit from your proposal. (and no, I don't think anyone at TC is paid to read/moderate comments)