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dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45733832

which sank to the bottom thanks to HN's invisible hand

Oh wait, one's not supposed to notice





It's more like the default is to be ranked near the bottom unless your comment gets traction during the brief window of time it is ranked first for being new. Seeing your comments go splat after that window expires is not some nefarious conspiracy..

Oh, you'd be surprised to know what's behind many of those "conspiracies"!



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