Definitely. In the same way Twitter/Facebook/Instagram's algorithms catches regular people's attention (celebrities pictures here and there, clickbait titles, e

Definitely. In the same way Twitter/Facebook/Instagram's algorithms catches regular people's attention (celebrities pictures here and there, clickbait titles, etc.), HN does it in an equivalent way (as a developer I don't like superfluous BS, HN gives none; I like clean design, HN provides that; etc.). The "HN algorithm" (or even the lack of it) does catch my attention.