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Why is this the top voted story barely 40 minutes after submission? Are people really excited for 20 links, most of which aren't even "lite" websites? Every no
by tpfour 8y ago
Why is this the top voted story barely 40 minutes after submission? Are people really excited for 20 links, most of which aren't even "lite" websites?
Every now and then there's an odd top story on HN which makes me wonder who actually reads this site. I guess I'm not hip enough!
- badfrog 8y agoI'd guess there's high correlation between people who want this and people who use emacs, which is a non-trivial portion of HN readers.
- tpfour 8y agoWell I am interested in lite websites as well but this list contains about 20 links with roughly half that aren't "lite versions of websites". I am just wondering why this is the topmost story.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoDon't know how one relates to the other, but I for one know a couple of web sites which UX would vastly improve, were they accessed through Emacs instead of the web browser.
- benj111 8y agoPerhaps you could interpret it as untapped demand for lightweight websites?
- manigandham 8y agoPeople also vote on the headline without actually reading.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoPeople probably upvoted prior to reading. I know I did, because the headline immediately told me I'll love the submission.
- dang 8y agoIt's because HN readers have strong feelings against bloat, in software generally and especially on the web. Just mentioning that topic excites strong responses.