Just a side note: Hacker News is intentionally suppressing this submission. I noticed this article on the front page 20 minutes back, but now it's not visible on the front page anymore.
He who pays the piper calls the tune. While I find this behavior reprehensible as well (and this is far from the first such incident), the fact that it is happening shouldn't surprise anyone.
(Btw I'm not saying all these flags are good—maybe hermit crabs deserve better—but I just wanted to give a flavor of how flagging behavior looks behind the scenes. It's not primarily about YC stuff.)
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 29.1 ms ] threadNone of the users who flagged this post are affiliated with YC.
In case it helps, here are a few examples of other recent posts flagged by some of the users who flagged the current thread.
Ask HN: How will be the future of software development? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39184641
Ikaria Lean Belly Juice Reviews: Important Details - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39183370
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39183348
Hermit crabs are using trash as shells - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39161218
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39080852
(Btw I'm not saying all these flags are good—maybe hermit crabs deserve better—but I just wanted to give a flavor of how flagging behavior looks behind the scenes. It's not primarily about YC stuff.)
More discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39162499