[unkown-unknowns]

Wait, are you being facetious or did you not catch on to the fact that the comments not being included is what makes it "quiet HN"?

[jack9]

Even after your comment, I do not make that connection. If that was the intent, it fails...e.g, Why not duplicate the site faithfully and just eliminate the comment links?

It succeeds in being 'quiet' (less noisy) in design.

[faizshah]

I also thought it meant a less noisy design and I thought the lack of comments was part of being less noisy.

[craftyguy]

I think it literally does exactly what you just said, content (posts) is duplicated, comment links are eliminated.

[jack9]

I'm not sure you know what "literally" and "exactly" means, after that comment. Stop using those words just because you disagree vehemently. Here's the "literal" version you haven't imagined:

https://imgur.com/a/hJTC2

[faitswulff]

Your comment reminds me why "No Feigned Surprise" is a virtue (https://www.recurse.com/manual#no-feigned-surprise). Yes, it is entirely possible to miss the tiny link at the bottom that says "What is this?" and even then still possible to skim or dismiss it thereafter.

[unkown-unknowns]

I was asking genuinely because I could not tell whether the person I was replying to was being sarcastic about the idea of not having comments or if they just didn't make the connection between "quiet" and "no comments".

[Chris2048]

except there was no "Feigned Surprise" in the comment you respond to..