After being on HN for a long time , I have built an intuition about the kind of articles worth reading before comments.
Any link that has a high points/comments ratio, is almost always worth reading before the comments.
Also other than the ASK HN posts, if you see any link with comments going to multiple pages, then for the sake of your mental health, it's better to just stay away from the comments page.
Comments on any technical article are always worth reading, but again, you would be in a better place if you have atleast skimmed through the article first.
Any link that has a high points/comments ratio, is almost always worth reading before the comments.
Also other than the ASK HN posts, if you see any link with comments going to multiple pages, then for the sake of your mental health, it's better to just stay away from the comments page.
Comments on any technical article are always worth reading, but again, you would be in a better place if you have atleast skimmed through the article first.