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Not just you. I feel like this post just regurgitates a bunch of other "every few days" posts. Doesn't really add much to the conversation.

That's not to say that it shouldn't be written, as getting your thoughts out there is always a good exercise. It being on the front page of HN is of questionable use, though. Might be of some utility to anyone who has never read HN before.

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I've just canned a very similar post to yours.

Is there any explanation as to why this should be on the front page? This seems rather like Reddit - posts there often seem to rise up while most of the comment section is fairly negative.

Well there are people voting it up, which I can understand as the concepts are always popular. Not sure on the algorithm that's used.

There's no downvote function for stories, so even controversial stories will appear on the front page. The only reason something shouldn't be on the front page is when it's off topic or spam. As long as someone cares about something, it can be on the front page.

There is no "off topic" on HN since the topic is "anything that interests hackers" and us hackers are not going to up vote anything that isn't interesting.

It need to be reiterated until it becomes the norm.

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