> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.
I not only got a dark pattern cookie consent popup, but also the newsletter popup after just scrolling a few lines down. That was enough for me to close the page, sorry.
I would argue that hard work, when combined with inappropriate practices, should not be appreciated. It's unfortunate that hn rewards these sorts of behaviours.