That doesn't necessarily mean there was any manual moderation. HN isn't just based on upvotes; it also has a flagging mechanism, as well as anti-flamewar mechan

That doesn't necessarily mean there was any manual moderation. HN isn't just based on upvotes; it also has a flagging mechanism, as well as anti-flamewar mechanisms. They help tilt the scales in favor of technical topics and against lowest-common-denominator content that attracts very poor quality commenters, such as Musk/Twitter drama and most other politics.