The important thing the HN UI gets right is letting people quickscan vast amounts of information to find what is interesting/relevant for them together with an

The important thing the HN UI gets right is letting people quickscan vast amounts of information to find what is interesting/relevant for them together with an instant sense what the rest of room thinks. It all goes downhill from there, but hitting that goldilocks zone where people can drink from the firehose without getting whacked is an undeniable accolade. The UI of "modern social platforms" doen not optimise matching these impendances, thats why their users brains are fried.