I didn't think it was illegitimate. I think the HN algorithm has began to stress newer posts to go the top page. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or not. This

I didn't think it was illegitimate. I think the HN algorithm has began to stress newer posts to go the top page. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or not. This could also mean that you can check HN every thirty minutes and see something completely different. I personally think this is a good thing.