I don't really understand why this is at HN front page, and also why people are keeping upvoting it, are you afraid some people will miss the news if this is no

I don't really understand why this is at HN front page, and also why people are keeping upvoting it, are you afraid some people will miss the news if this is not at the top ? Also the guidelines state : 'If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. '