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Forgive me for having to ask this, but can anyone link me to a cogent argument made here on HN as to why this particular story inspires so much fixation? After the Nth front page story here I'm still having trouble understanding why everyone is so wrapped up in it.

Supposedly the Spock-like logical minds of HN are immune to the wunderkind mass media story hook; so what gives?

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Spock like what? HN is more like "Sports Fans" from SNL. This story is our version of "should they have recruited LeBron straight out of HS?!"

It is for that very reason that everyone on HN is so fixated on it: any competent person can see that something is amis here, and the outrage on HN is a reaction to the reductionism and hyperbole of the media, which eats this shit up. Of all places, HN is probably the most likely to call BS on this sale.

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