it's not perfect, but better than everything else. More detail here: https://redditblog.com/2009/10/15/reddits-new-comment-sorting-system/ https://redditblog.c

it's not perfect, but better than everything else. More detail here: https://redditblog.com/2009/10/15/reddits-new-comment-sorting-system/ https://redditblog.com/2009/10/15/reddits-new-comment-sortin... I love how it's related to the likelihood that the sun will rise again tomorrow (now that we have observed the behavior a few times)