I do, that is the argument.
It would also leave me better informed since the example clearly shows that the statements could benefit from a wider context. And this wouldn't be the only case.
If comments don't provide value for you, you can ignore them. No reason to remove them for everybody else too.
I stopped reading the Guardian a few years ago. It once had really good content. That changed significantly in my opinion.
You do you, but my argument is that it leaves you worse informed:
1) There is a lot of false information, which will mislead you inevitably (you're not that smart; nobody is)
2) There is a lot of noise for the signal, a lot of waste. You are worse informed because you could have spent the time learning from higher quality information.
Have fun with that.
> the occasional comment in bad taste.
That's a lot different than most social media.