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Is this on the front page of HN because of the many upvotes it got, or did it get the many upvotes because it is on the front page of HN?

by kleiba 15y ago

Wilduck 15y ago
Almost certainly the latter.
sorbus 15y ago
It got many upvotes (or a small number of upvotes directly after being posted) which pushed it to the front page of HN, where it gets greatly increased visibility and hence more upvotes.