Absolutely agree! (Though... I suspect there may be some other caching tech in there to help handle the load, and I don't think Fly.io would be cost effective enough for HN - would be interested to know for sure though)

But if we are being honest with ourselves, HN is very much a featherweight unicorn in an ocean of lumbering behemoths. And that's part of the attraction for this particular crowd.

Would be interested in other high-profile rare cases, like HN.