When somebody will take a comment about traffic and turn it into, like, a conspiracy theory. Or when they attribute something huge to a small event.
They liked the detours some writers took in the comments on New York state's ban on single-use plastic bags, denouncing Donald Trump, immigration policies, or poking fun at men struggling with reusable bags.
Kaplan and Bergreen find it amusing when commenters become know-it-alls, list statistics, get hyperpersonal, or act as if they have inside information.
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