This UX may be bad, but the current hackish solution of a parent comment being posted with link to the other pages is the worst.

That's on purpose:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25087113

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25065663

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24042165

If you guys complain enough about these comments at the top of the threads, it might actually get me to finish the damn performance improvements so I guess keep complaining.

Compared to most websites I visit during the day, HN is a breath of fresh air.

agreed. Simple, but useful. Not bloated

Dang, is there a GitHub repo where we can contribute, file a pull request, and see what happens?

I only see the API available, not any of the front-end: https://github.com/HackerNews

It is a black box. An enigma, wrapped in mystery and covered in secret sauce.

Considering how awful the unilateral design changes to Facebook and Reddit have been, I for one sincerely hope that Hacker News never changes. Its UX is perfect.

It doesn't have to change the UI much to fix the pagination visibility issue.