Generally, I agree, but there's some nuance.

Discussions are better when those who intend to participate read the content first. Realistically, though, we know many read the headline and jump straight into comments. I think that's a culture issue, and that's difficult to fix.

The bot can alleviate its impact by giving these people more context. Without changing culture, however, removing the bot from these discussions could ironically make them worse. At least, that's how I see it.

I don't really like it, but I believe it helps.

What actually confused me, though, is that if you lump in some privacy/accessibility/convenience concerns, I could kinda see the point of a "Saved 0%" tldr.

But, on a phoronix article? They're one of the few tech journalism websites I still trust and am grateful for, that I turn uBlock off for. It's like I'm missing some context, I need more info.