Heh, I had the same thought - a number of people commented on the correct topic even though the link was wrong. In fairness, I did that a lot on Reddit, but it was mostly because I had already read news coverage on the topic, and came to the Reddit thread for the comments.
This post was a fun exploration (before it was corrected) into who actually reads the article versus just replying based on the title. :)
Heh, I had the same thought - a number of people commented on the correct topic even though the link was wrong. In fairness, I did that a lot on Reddit, but it was mostly because I had already read news coverage on the topic, and came to the Reddit thread for the comments.