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1. VCFundedGenYer · 1789856614 · focus · HN ↗

   This falls apart completely if you’re like me and only see the list presented on brutalist.report which is strictly chronological and with zero algorithms.

   1. Retr0id · 1789857774 · focus · HN ↗

      Looks algorithmic to me. Reverse-chronological with upvote threshold(?), where upvotes are correlated with sort rank on vanilla HN.

      1. VCFundedGenYer · 1789857965 · focus · HN ↗

         Again, not a thing if you are on the site I mentioned.

         1. tptacek · 1789858070 · focus · HN ↗

            If there's a vote threshold, it's still profoundly influenced by the HN algorithm, because front page exposure is the principal component in how many votes a story gets.
         2. Waterluvian · 1789858176 · focus · HN ↗

            There’s clearly decision-making going on because it’s not listing most HN posts. How is it deciding what not to show?

            1. LastTrain · 1789859355 · focus · HN ↗

               Not to mention HN posts don’t spontaneously emerge out of the randomness of the cosmos.

               1. Waterluvian · 1789859937 · focus · HN ↗

                  Sure they do. Just with extra steps.

                  Remember that thing Carl Sagan told us: “if you want to complain about AI from scratch you must first invent the universe.”

         3. Retr0id · 1789858410 · focus · HN ↗

            Saying it a second time doesn't make it any more true.

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