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Why are 28/30 of the Top articles about the same thing?
- 27182818284 13y agoIt hit a nerve about what this community cares about. That isn't that surprising, though, right? We also routinely have posts about the TSA, cryptography, and other security topics.
- hayksaakian 13y agoI understand the issues with the specific topics, but how much new/unique value does having 28 submissions about the _same_ thing have? This is one of those outrage things I take it?
- CyberDroiD 13y agoYou are outraged, check.
- xauronx 13y agoJust made a post about this very same thing (deleted it btw.) I'm not THAT interested in the NSA bs, and if I was I certainly wouldn't need a separate post for every news organization that covers the topic.
- usaphp 13y agoLooks like HN readers are just fighting for karma with these posts :(
- CyberDroiD 13y agoAnswer: Reports on surveillance of Americans fuel debate over privacy, security. DURR!
- EvanMiller 13y agoBecause for the first time, there is documentary evidence of massive government spying on the United States population. Until this week it was all hearsay from whistleblowers and unnamed sources. Because we care about individual rights and believe that no one should have access to our private communications without our permission. Because we're at a critical juncture in world history, and one of the roads ahead leads to the unprecedented concentration of power in just a few hands.
- hayksaakian 13y agoI certainly agree with what you said, by my comment was more of a meta post rather than regarding this particular topic. The same thing happened when Steve Jobs died. At a glance, there seem to be 4 or 5 unique aspects to this story that appear on the front page, despite multiple sources parroting each other.
- fianchetto 13y ago> The same thing happened when Steve Jobs died. People and events resonate with, move or touch other people. Most other people, I should say.
- anigbrowl 13y agoHerd effect. Happens every few months when enough of the stars align.
- jacquesm 13y agoI guess because even the most skeptical people can no longer deny what is in front of their eyes. What surprises me most is that this is even news at all.
- cookingrobot 13y agoIt's good to reward the media with pageviews when they write about important topics.