It&#x27;s not that easy. First, which sites are &quot;sites like this&quot; varies from user to user. Second, in the majority of cases it&#x27;s possible to read the article, just annoying. Third, HN optimizes for good articles, and good articles do appear on sites like this.<p>It&#x27;s not a great situation but I don&#x27;t think the alternative would be better for HN.