diff --git a/content/blog/2018-06-07-when-to-use-derived-state.md b/content/blog/2018-06-07-when-to-use-derived-state.md
index 4c301ead..d6bec859 100644
--- a/content/blog/2018-06-07-when-to-use-derived-state.md
+++ b/content/blog/2018-06-07-when-to-use-derived-state.md
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ class Example extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   render() {
+    // The render method on this PureComponent is not called unless either
+    // props.list or state.filterText have referentially different values.
     const filteredList = this.props.list.filter(
       item => item.text.includes(this.state.filterText)
     )