Comments were meant to add value — not hijack it.
Most blogs treat comments like an open mic night. Anyone can grab the spotlight, derail the conversation, and turn a focused post into a mess of side arguments, spam, and ego flexing.
That’s backwards.
The author wrote the post. The author set the tone. The author owns the message.
Yet most platforms give commenters equal visual weight — sometimes more — than the content itself.
That’s how:
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Misinformation spreads
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Trolls hijack attention
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Valuable posts lose authority
Author control doesn’t mean censorship.
It means context.
