Yeah that's separate. A few people are using this thread to request other features. Traditionally, HN staff have been very reluctant to make changes to the UI

Yeah that's separate. A few people are using this thread to request other features. Traditionally, HN staff have been very reluctant to make changes to the UI for fear it may hurt quality of discussion or promote the number of deep comments where people are talking past each other. I think there is a strong argument to be made that collapsing boxes will increase quality of discussion by allowing everyone to navigate topics more quickly.