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oraphalous | karma 637 | avg karma 5.74 · 2021-04-09 11:22:20+00:00

I do not care.

dazc | karma 4066 | avg karma 1.74 · 2021-04-09 11:32:38+00:00

So why comment?

oraphalous | karma 637 | avg karma 5.74 · 2021-04-09 11:36:05

To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.

1_player | karma 8196 | avg karma 4.61 · 2021-04-09 11:36:41+00:00

Sorry we do not meet your quality standard.

oraphalous | karma 637 | avg karma 5.74 · 2021-04-09 12:43:44+00:00

C'mon - give me a good explanation why this deserves to be on hacker news.

Is this information why you are here?

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tomhoward | karma 10276 | avg karma 4.59 · 2021-04-09 12:43:38+00:00

He was a significant public figure. His appearance here is not an unanimous endorsement, nor an anti-endorsement, just an acknowledgement that he was a significant figure.

See this search for the many other figures whose deaths have made the front page here:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

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oraphalous | karma 637 | avg karma 5.74 · 2021-04-09 12:48:13+00:00

Every single one of those names is more awesome than this guy and contributed more...