There are some browser extensions available for collapsing comments. Here&#x27;s one for chrome:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;hacker-news-collapsible-c&#x2F;hockhafcdegocajmjhafgjncjpodihkd?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrome.google.com&#x2F;webstore&#x2F;detail&#x2F;hacker-news-collap...</a><p>I&#x27;m not sure why this isn&#x27;t a core feature of HN; I think it might be in the works at some point now?