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The writing was really bad and difficult to follow.

In the end I realized it was an ad for her startup (willowfinch) which apparently does the same thing -- screen for where-to-live.

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How did this get to the front page of HN? It's very poor quality and almost every comment has a negative sentiment.

Because it is interesting! Not every blog with a good idea to explore is a well polished and well produced performance, you know?

Good point! I guess I just thought the bar was higher. I've seen people write on their bio that they got to the front page once lol

Yes, I found it extremely helpful, and so have several friends I've already shared it with. I find the comments about "quality" pretty ludicrous and more than a bit elitist.

I think it's on purpose. The cryptic title doesn't help either.

Yeah, I realize that but the HN submission rules say not to edit the title.

Btw, I didn’t write the piece - I just built the blogging platform on which this is hosted.

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