> But it's interesting to speculate about why. Indeed, this is quite interesting. What is your hypothesis? A plateau regarding new content on the internet that

> But it's interesting to speculate about why. Indeed, this is quite interesting. What is your hypothesis? A plateau regarding new content on the internet that is of interest to the user base, perhaps? What is the percentage of duplicate posts, and what is the percentage of submissions that stay on the first page of HN for a sufficient amount of time to get traction? Is there any data on this?