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by ineedasername 2485 days ago
Things that become popular on HN are pretty much legitimate & on-topic by definition. The guidelines say "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" is on-topic.[0] Off topic are "politics, or crime, or sports" but even those can have exceptions.

Posting a "why is this here?" comment is a sure fire way to be downvoted and [dead], after which practically no one will see your complaint anyway. Don't like a story? Flag it. It's the only effective way of lodging your opinion on these things.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html