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I have always wondered why nothing humorous or fun appears/happens on HN in the comments. This post and subsequent comments are very telling.

It’s because a bunch of nerds are just really really up their own asses.

Do you have showdead enabled? Low quality humor is often downvoted or flagged to oblivion.

(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2965166) is an example of well-received humor; it's one of the top rated comments.