[notRobot]

This has disadvantages though! Often the threads on sites like HN/reddit get "archived" or lose traction and you cannot join the discussion if you don't happen to discover the article in the first few days of it getting published.

In blogs people can come along anytime and use comments to add additional information/context/perspectives, point out misunderstandings or outdated information, share updates, pose questions and start interesting conversations that do not have an expiration date on them.

The discussion for the article can be found on the same webpage by readers, they don't have to go looking on external sites, most of which have terrible searchability and now require logins just to view content and can delete threads and valuable discussions arbitrarily.

I just realised while writing this comment how much I miss web comment culture from the 00s.

[Cthulhu_]

Counterpoint, blog posts age; information or opinion from 10 years ago may no longer be accurate or reflect the author's held beliefs. Is it still worth discussing it then?

That said, I run old fashioned forums and some older threads get revived there from time to time with new insights. Others get flagged up by copyright holders under DMCA takedown threats or bumped by spambots though.

[niutech]

Not necessarily 10 years ago, you cannot comment on a HN post even from a month ago!

[pseudalopex]

Information which is no longer accurate is worth identifying or updating.

[dr_kretyn]

There's a lot between "few hours on hacker news" and "10 years"

[accrual]

> I just realised while writing this comment how much I miss web comment culture from the 00s.

Remember Shoutboxes? :)

[efreak]

Counterpoint: the last dozen it so times I've wanted to leave a comment on a website, I scrolled down to find that comments were automatically disabled 24hr/a week/year after the post was created. Nobody wants to deal with moderating comments.

[chistev]

Good point.