I'm not sure if I agree. One thing that's nice about HN is that I so often get the story early, otherwise I would use one of the weekly/daily best-of aggregators anyway.
The front-page is big enough that I can handle there being one post for the original raw-data, and a subsequent post for the Ars analysis.
Your other point about "cheerleading" is well taken, It is easy to get caught up in the David vs. Goliath sentiment.
The front-page is big enough that I can handle there being one post for the original raw-data, and a subsequent post for the Ars analysis.
Your other point about "cheerleading" is well taken, It is easy to get caught up in the David vs. Goliath sentiment.