For those who aren't familiar, when you click on a comment link in DEV.to, you are taken to a page which displays only that comment in isolation (example here). If you want more context, you can (must) click VIEW POST or VIEW FULL DISCUSSION links. Medium works similarly.

Question: Do you like this UX?

To me, a comment is inherently contextual.

• Is there ever a time when viewing a comment without context is desireable? When / why?
• Is there a technical reason for the current UX?
  • Github comment links are powered by anchor tags, so the browser simply displays the full page and scrolls to the relevant section (very intuitive).