Hacker News's list of features is, let's be honest, spartan. Yet it still manages to pull in considerable viewership precisely because it's popular. Circular re

Hacker News's list of features is, let's be honest, spartan. Yet it still manages to pull in considerable viewership precisely because it's popular. Circular reasoning, I know. That's the way it works. Popularity isn't just a feature - it's the single most important feature in any community-driven website.