If there was something you find interesting about Britney, then sure post and if others find it interesting it will get upvoted. I bet the comments about her conservatorship would be very interesting.

I suspect this story is on HN because of the online bullying aspects of it.

Did you read it though? The theme/reason why he left is something that's been discussed in HN over and over.

Edit: Sorry for the snarky question.

I think the narrative around the why is interesting - discussion of self-censorship and the impacts of politics and social media on how we interact.