>If this was shared the day the article had been published, would it have received any upvotes? No. Right, it gained relevance because of current events. Lots

>If this was shared the day the article had been published, would it have received any upvotes? No. Right, it gained relevance because of current events. Lots of articles posted to HN are months old. I found the story interesting because I had no idea who this person was until yesterday, opting to pay 4.2 million usd in taxes is certainly unique, and he seems to be the 'main character' on twitter today because of his convo with Elon.