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submitted 6 months ago by corbin@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Sometimes what is not said is as sneerworthy as what is said.

It is quite telling to me that HN's regulars and throwaway accounts have absolutely nothing to say about the analysis of cultural patterns.

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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

HN loves posting Wikipedia links, either as a social signalling tool, as a puppy-like wish to inform the world TIL, or a cynical karma-farming method.

From my dataset, here are the top 10 Wikipedia article submissions

The Year 2038 Problem - 37
Timeline of the far future - 29
Lindy effect - 27
Project Cybersyn - 27
Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol - 26
Dunning-Kruger effect - 25
Jevons paradox - 25
Peter principle - 25
Wirth's law - 25
Cobra effect - 24

EDIT here are the most commented Wikipedia submissions.

EDIT EDIT the most commented submissions from Wikipedia on https://lobste.rs