Comment on Why a*a*a*a*a*a cannot be optimized to (a*a*a)*(a*a*a)?Comments−kleiba15yIs this on the front page of HN because of the many upvotes it got, or did it get the many upvotes because it is on the front page of HN?−sorbus15yIt got many upvotes (or a small number of upvotes directly after being posted) which pushed it to the front page of HN, where it gets greatly increased visibility and hence more upvotes.−Wilduck15yAlmost certainly the latter.
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Is this on the front page of HN because of the many upvotes it got, or did it get the many upvotes because it is on the front page of HN?
It got many upvotes (or a small number of upvotes directly after being posted) which pushed it to the front page of HN, where it gets greatly increased visibility and hence more upvotes.
Almost certainly the latter.