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I think the number of votes and comments is evidence that this type of articles should have no place on HN.

I recently submitted the following https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24627622

Complexity Scientist Beats Traffic Jams Through Adaptation (quantamagazine.org) 1 point by bryanrasmussen 23 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss

which did not get more than the default 1 and no comments, which I guess means it has no place on HN.

for context, the same thing posted 13 hours later: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24617571

(what's the secret to both comedy and online rati - TIMING!)

yes I know - that's why I chose that one specifically to put in my reply.

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