Hi d. mascus, 

Spam, personal attacks, harassment, abuse, and even death threats are so common in comment sections that many sites are just turning comments off entirely, which effectively silences everyone.

Sites that do keep comment sections open need to be constantly vigilant, policing the rampant bad behavior and deleting spam.

Since comment sections clearly do need moderation, we think it’s far more fair for your comment to be judged by several of your peers—the people with whom you share the community—than by a single moderator, who is separated from the community and typically employed by the site.