Given that the first submission had over 70 points after a few minutes, I don't think this is the case. I do think that people are interested in this story, otherwise it would not have become so popular.
Some people did not think the submission was interesting or insightful, and that's OK. But the right way to express that is by downvoting, not by flagging.
Some people did not think the submission was interesting or insightful, and that's OK. But the right way to express that is by downvoting, not by flagging.