Because it's a duplicate, the very same story was featured yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45684934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4568493

Because it's a duplicate, the very same story was featured yesterday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45684934 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45684934) with over 400 comments, so (sadly for you) it proves that the point you were trying to make is hilariously wrong.