the point is why does it get posted and upvoted if it's so obvious

It’s only obvious when the article gets read, and in my experience many people who vote don’t bother to read

No it's obvious even before that because as the person I responded to points out it's right there in the footer:

>The first hint was at the footer of the page: Illuminating the bold ideas and voices that make up the MIT Press's expansive catalog.

The footer in the article.... if the voter doesn’t read the article I think it’s plainly obvious that they didn’t bother to open the article with the intent of reading it...