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It's dangerous to go alone. Take this: https://news.ycombinator.com/best https://news.ycombinator.com/best
by pault 10y ago
It's dangerous to go alone. Take this: https://news.ycombinator.com/best https://news.ycombinator.com/best
- erichocean 10y agoIt's hilarious that HN conflates popularity with "best". So even at HN, the most addictive content is considered to have the highest value. Seems…topical.
- striking 10y agoThe way this usually works, at least in comment threads, is that usually upvotes end up being stronger than downvotes. So the most popular thought in the community ends up at the top of the page... and then usually, the most popular counter-argument is its highest child. It's interesting to see HN debate itself. The asymmetrical karma allocation can be a really interesting factor.
- dang 10y agoThe name of that page goes back close to ten years, when HN was created. That was a time when lots of people had more faith in social forum upvoting than they/we do now.
- pault 10y agoHi dang, I could swear I once saw a list of front pages with different algos, but now I can't find it for the life of me. Also, is there a "most commented" or "controversial" page?