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Why is a link to CBS making it to the top of HN? There is nothing new or interesting in this article either. These links to generic, MSM news sites are a more recent phenomenon, to the point that I wish there was a built-in domain filter on HN.

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Such links are by no means a recent phenomenon. HN has for many years downweighted most major media sites—if this article appearing on HN seems unusual to you, it's probably because that system is working. But we override those penalties when an article seems interesting, and I thought what Tim has to say in this context might be interesting. Maybe I was wrong about that.

If people keep posting generic yay-crypto-boo-crypto flamewar tropes and hopelessly generic comments—the most boring kind of comment there is—then obviously this thread is hopeless.

Good to know, I appreciate the context. That said, I don't remember seeing MSM articles in the top 10 all that often in the past, whereas now it seems like a daily occurrence. Perhaps the downweighting needs to be increased?

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