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>Most are so subtle you wouldn't notice, and that's the point. That can't be the point. There's no reason to introduce new features with the expectation that no one will ever notice or use them. Honestly, I think this forum cargo-cults its "minimalist" aesthetic far too much.
Obviously GP comment is saying you don't notice because the changes integrate so well into the existing system, not saying it's desirable for users to literally not notice the features. Otherwise the maintainers of HN are morons introducing features that no one will use. Honestly... nitpicking comments with some dumb hyper-literal interpretation to find something tiny and pointless to disagree about is an aspect of H…
Yes, to the point that people literally never notice them, which is (or should be considered) a problem. People still complain that HN lacks thread folding, even though the feature's been deployed for months. They don't see the links or never bother clicking them. People have been here for years and never noticed the site has a footer with links to other features.
That's not a feature of elegant integration, it's the fault of a purposely obscurant layout.
>Nitpicking comments to find something tiny and pointless to disagree about is an aspect of HN I could do without.
As is the assumption that all criticism of HN and its features is pointless nitpicking. Be less defensive.