In theory you could account for this, right? HN (and reddit, etc.) could score based on how many typical voters have seen it, or just bias directly based on average active times across a week.
Re:How bad is your Spotify?
by thatguy0900 on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:16PM
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Dang sends email to people suggesting they repost it if he thinks it should have gotten more traction, probably an easier system. I could see reddit doing something like that but hn seems pretty basic
Timing is everything. If a tree falls in the forest and 75% of the potential readership are fast asleep, does it make a sound?
(Numbers are fictional - and possibly eurocentric - for the purpose of conversation. I think the point stands with or without their veracity, it's just easier for form a sentence with values)