> One could argue that a story that makes it to the front page today is much higher quality
This assumes that quality of content is the driving factor in success on Hn or any social network which isn't the case. Timing, attention grabbing title and an engaging subject are arguably more important.
> One could argue that a story that makes it to the front page today is much higher quality
This assumes that quality of content is the driving factor in success on Hn or any social network which isn't the case. Timing, attention grabbing title and an engaging subject are arguably more important.