Ask HN: Why doesn't HN alert users in some manner to new replies?
This has been addressed by dang before, one representative pastequote from a recent (ish) comment:Yes, I think we'll continue to avoid the notification system, not just because of flamewars but also because (relatedly) it's not so compatible with curiosity. Push notifications seem to jack up the nervous system in a way that's good for engagement but not necessarily for users—we all experience this elsewhere on the internet, and on HN we're in the blessed position of not needing to juice the numbers.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22937472