Frankly, I find that 'social media' design awful. The design encourages doom scrolling, discourages comments, and the information density is so low to make the

Frankly, I find that 'social media' design awful. The design encourages doom scrolling, discourages comments, and the information density is so low to make the site frustrating to use. I think the current HN 'design' is a large part of the appeal to this site and the specific target audience.