I don't see how they are dupes though That's how dupes work on HN - they go by 'are you going to get the same thread'. There have been many Tesla sale threads,

I don't see how they are dupes though That's how dupes work on HN - they go by 'are you going to get the same thread'. There have been many Tesla sale threads, they are all the same and none are in the slightest bit interesting. This is what happens - articles get upvoted because people are interested, hit the front page, get noticed by the flaggers when they come online, and get flagged. Many people upvote things that are offtopic on HN, especially news items they have strong feelings a bout. Other people then flag them because these things are offtopic on HN and often repetitive. That sounds more or less how it's supposed to work?