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Unclear that the HN feed is pure popularity. There's got to be something else to it [1], otherwise it would look like all the medium-like crap you'll find else
by whiplash451 2y ago
Unclear that the HN feed is pure popularity. There's got to be something else to it [1], otherwise it would look like all the medium-like crap you'll find elsewhere.
[1] my hunch is that some human expert curation is involved.
- pedalpete 2y agoIt is not pure popularity, I suspect it is a combination of clicks/upvotes/comments over time. I know time is a key component in the algorithm. If you don't rise fast, you don't rise. Who is commenting/upvoting is also likely an easy metric to add in. If I have more points, my votes are probably worth more than someone without. Human curation also exists, but I think that is aimed at removing spam and uplifting YC company posts.