Yes.

I have limited time, so I mostly browse the comments page. If there's an interesting discussion going on somewhere, then I check out the link.

If I have more time, then I'll go to the main page and check out the articles. If I'm bored, I'll dig through several pages of new articles and click on the ones that I find interesting.

I want to read things that are provocative, and if people are having a good discussion, I'll bet it's worth my time to read. The "score" of an article is secondary.