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It's because with size, HN is getting more stuffed up with fluffy common interest news, which get upvoted by the "late comers". sadly, it's the price of popular
by markyc 14y ago
It's because with size, HN is getting more stuffed up with fluffy common interest news, which get upvoted by the "late comers". sadly, it's the price of popularity.. maybe a reddit style h/startups h/misc h/programming h/design is in order?
- _delirium 14y agoI don't think in this case it's purely due to being random common-interest news, but due to being something Neil Gaiman, a popular figure in geek culture, posted on his blog. You see similar things when a well-known tech or geek-culture figure posts something about economics or politics on his/her blog.
- nandemo 14y agoThis post also appears at the top of the classic view, so I don't think "late comers" are to blame. http://news.ycombinator.com/classic http://news.ycombinator.com/classic