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		datavirtue on Nov 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accepted and ghosted: interviewing for a leadershi... I have always wondered why nothing humorous or fun appears/happens on HN in the comments. This post and subsequent comments are very telling.

literallyWTF on Dec 2, 2021 | [–]

It’s because a bunch of nerds are just really really up their own asses.

throwaway19937 on Dec 1, 2021 | [–]

Do you have showdead enabled? Low quality humor is often downvoted or flagged to oblivion.

(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2965166) is an example of well-received humor; it's one of the top rated comments.

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