If HN starts to redesign for aesthetics, it will be a slippery slope before HN starts catering to a much larger populous than it should. HN is about hackers and

If HN starts to redesign for aesthetics, it will be a slippery slope before HN starts catering to a much larger populous than it should. HN is about hackers and entrepreneurs, and it delivers news clearly and cleanly. As for the back end of the site, I'm sure the code that determines what makes it and stays on the front page could be revised though. As to how that should work- my guess may be as good as yours.