I don't see any reason to believe that Tesla stories are specifically targeted for suppression by the HN software or mods/admin. The topic is highly polarized

I don't see any reason to believe that Tesla stories are specifically targeted for suppression by the HN software or mods/admin. The topic is highly polarized, lots of people always get downvoted and flagged in these discussions and this triggers automatic systems for flamewar suppression. Compare the rank trajectory of this discussion to other equally polarized and contentious discussions and you'll see that nothing special is going on here.