You have some control over this, by the ability to upvote stuff on the 'new' page, helping the sorts of articles you like to appear on the front page. I try to

You have some control over this, by the ability to upvote stuff on the 'new' page, helping the sorts of articles you like to appear on the front page. I try to run through it once a day. Then, whenever a story I upvoted makes it to the front page, I get a small sense of satisfaction.l