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Re:Hacker News Highlights: April and May 2018 by LeoPanthera on Friday June 08, 2018 @09:11PM (#17270950)
I think most people do this. It's often striking how many people ask questions that are answered in the linked article.

The Tesla story currently on the front page is a great example of this.

Re:Hacker News Highlights: April and May 2018 by klez on Saturday June 09, 2018 @03:54AM (#17272017)
Sometimes I do read the comments without reading the op, but then I won't comment, unless it's something unrelated (like this very comment, for example, even thought in this case I did read the OP).

But yes, there's plenty of "Didn't read the article, but...".