Didn't you see the part where it's been designed to protect your privacy?
It's only there to make sure all the cameras and internet microphones around your neighborhood stay live. You know, to protect your privacy.
It's only there to make sure all the cameras and internet microphones around your neighborhood stay live. You know, to protect your privacy.
(Actual quote from the linked page.)
Edit: oh also (4) when a subthread is particularly good and on-topic and there's some problem with the parent (e.g. it's downvoted or downweighted) that is preventing the good subthread from getting the attention it deserves.
Edit: oh, also (5) when a subthread is extremely top-heavy and we're trying to prune it to make the tree more balanced.
Often I'll post "We detached this subthread" (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...), but not always. Especially if it's a #3.
I'm probably getting wooshed, but this claim is just hard to believe coming from any company headquartered north of Antartica. No special gripe against Amazon, it's just the default assumption anyone should make these days.