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I think you are missing the sarcasm; he's pointing out that HN votes up sensationalism and not the follow up stories.

• Touche 13y ago
  This is on the front page of HN.
  • melling 13y ago
    When I made the comment it wasn't, and I had the only comment. It took about an 45 minutes to gain any traction, which can be verified by the age of the comments. The original story would have been on the front page in minutes, with dozens of comments.
    • Touche 13y ago
      If the difference between a sensationalist vs. reaction article is only 45 minutes I think HN is doing fairly well compared to other online communities.
      • melling 13y ago
        A story is almost gone in 45 minutes on HN. You'll often notice people complaining about posting a story posted a day earlier that didn't get any traction and is highly voted on resubmission. Someone has to start a conversion or it has to get up voted quickly. I was the 4th upvote and the first comment.