[dang]

Thanks for the information. So what happened is that the paper became a hot topic in a Chinese discussion forum, and some people there linked to this Hacker News thread because one of the authors was commenting here? Please correct me if I've misunderstood.

I'd never heard of Zhihu. When you say it's a question-and-answer forum, that makes me think of Quora. I wonder how it would compare to that, or even to HN.

[kiki1124]

Yes， Zhihu is like a Chinese version Quora. I do not know why others come here to express their opinions. For me, because I feel it is rude and inappropriate to send a email to the author, that is why I choose HN for seeking the answers(Hoping author may read my questions and answer me). About Zhihu, I would say more commercial than Quora, reddit and HN. A lot pepole run their account as business, for example write novels, sale clothes, psychological counseling... And there are a lot high educated people answer questions from many different fields. Otherwise most Chinese would not even realize this paper in Science.

[dang]

Thank you! Is it possible to get a link to the Zhihu thread that mentioned Hacker News?

[bswbmb]

Here is the link to one of the answers that mentioned Hacker News, https://www.zhihu.com/question/330671869/answer/725494839

[dang]

Thanks!