Too many comments (and a couple of user flags probably):

>The FAQ notes that submission rank is impacted by "software which downweights overheated discussions." A good rule of thumb for this effect is when the number of comments on a submission exceeds its score.

https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented

I recommend checking https://news.ycombinator.com/active ("Most active current discussions") once per day to find these discussions.