I don't know the best solution here because you want the topics to act like a hub for posts (i.e. a design where you can quickly jump to the post feed), BUT you also want it to act like a evolving text with comments (i.e. a design where the text is auto open and the comments come first).
Agreed, I have been prototyping different navigation systems... I have been trying to find one that also explains what is going on for newbies. Current prototype iteration below... still needs work to make look better.
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