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Is it me or are the comments haha funny here, like reddit 2.0.

This is the Purge. It's how the rest of the threads are able to be kept so serious.

Eternal September (saying that as someone who joined HN a few weeks ago is ironic)

The comments here are a bit funny. Much unlike most of reddit comments, which are the same jokes overdone till death.

..to take care of all the small spiders who wish to become big one day. no! there will be only one! BIG SPIDER

that was the joke

Unfortunately, not everyone knows it's a myth. Many people still believe it.