- Echochamber.js is a third-party script you can install to add a simple comment form to your blog post or website.
why not just use disqus?
Because then there'd be a chance that someone would read the comments. You might have to read those comments. You don't want that.
When a user submits a comment, echochamber.js will save the comment to the user's LocalStorage, so when they return to the page, they can be confident that their voice is being heard, and feel engaged with your very engaging content. It does not make any HTTP requests. Since LocalStorage is only local, you and your database need not be burdened with other people's opinions.
Anyone else think this is pretty dishonest? That, and will it not be obvious what's happening when someone uses another computer, clears their cache, or see a blog with tens of thousands of views without any comments on it?
This comes across as a mostly tongue-in-cheek app. I don't expect it would have any practical application or is likely to genuinely fool anyone; it's more a joke about getting internet users to host their own trenchant comments that don't contribute to discussion. I wouldn't take it too seriously.
In addition to the fact that this is obviously a joke, dishonest to whom? It's not like commenting on the internet guarantees you an audience anyway.
I don't get it either. If you want comments, add in a commenting system, and if not, don't have one. Lots of blogs are just fine without comments, so I don't see how this improves on that with regards to trolls and spammers, except that this infuriates and chases away users who want real discussion.
