That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Nobody replies after a few days because there is no inbox for replies (and proportionally very few people use hnreplies[1]).

That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Nobody replies after a few days because there is no inbox for replies (and proportionally very few people use hnreplies[1]). Anyway not having notifications is by design. It gives the opportunity to other commenters to reply, and it reduces heated discussions. [1] https://hnreplies.com https://hnreplies.com