Imho, all too rounded buttons make them look like tags which has much less importance than controls.
It's wild to see this posted on hackernews.
I'm pretty sure hn has no problem with user traction.
Completely disagree. Their website is fairly unique, and looks really nice and usable. It's a bit "standard" with the gray, but that's fine if that's their branding.
Unique? It looks like a Linear clone...but without the polish and design skills.
It looks good indeed. Unique isn't the best way to describe it tho.