Random guy? I'm offended sir! I graduated top of my class at etc. Could any random Joe do that?
Micah, that's fine and congratulations. But, uh, do you really think that your request for a job deserved >30 points and a hit on the first page? Meanwhile the very interesting Project 10^100 link has 19 points and is falling off rapidly?
And this isn't the first time Posterous-related contentless posts have shown up on the first page: http://kirindave.tumblr.com/post/50264813/the-problem-tm-wit...
I don't have anything against you, but if everyone did what you just did, Hacker News would be worse than useless. And crazily enough we can't seem to flag your post down. I'm baffled why so many vote for this story, but your job hunt is not "news" nor is it something that a vast majority of hackers should care about.
Curiously enough, there's also a large number of people who have an interest in YC and companies that have received funding from YC. Bizarre, I know.
So, is it really a surprise that people would want to discuss a controversial job advert posted by a YC funded company?
The only disappointment is that these comments couldn't have been added to the advert posting itself.
As to your karma, I think people get tired of meta-discussions / whining about why one item gets more points than another. At the very least it's off topic here.
Either way, I don't care. Posterous is surrounded by an aura of crap news.yc posts and I'm tired of it because that aura shines in my eyes.