Why was this flagged as a dupe instead of the dupe that didn't get any attention, and why haven't they just been merged? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24

Why was this flagged as a dupe instead of the dupe that didn't get any attention, and why haven't they just been merged? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24849558 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24849558 Is criticism of Google being silenced with flagging?