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by Arctic_fly
592 days ago
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> But in 2015 there is a stark discontinuity, where the number of stories (with text) shoots up by >10x, and the average score drops by 5x! Is this some kind of eternal September? Based on the later analysis in the post (which I agree with), the total score of a comment is disproportionately tied to whether it hits the front page, and of course how long it stays there. Regardless of the quality of the average post starting in 2015, the sheer quantity would make it impossible for all but a few to stay on the front page for very long. Hacker News got more popular, so each story got less prime time. |
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