Borderlands GOTY or Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel?

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Chrizum said:
Play Borderlands 2, it's much better than 1.

From a lack of time perspective, I just might be skipping the Pre-Sequel from what I'm hearing.  But even though 2 is better than 1, would it not make sense to play 1 before 2?