Yes, HN has become one of the best places to talk about things like this.<p>Reddit discussions become overrun with useless comments.  Stupid memes, puns, and just other irrelevant drivel.<p>Many of the mainstream news outlets have lagging facts, horrible commenting (if any) and biased&#x2F;washed&#x2F;slanted reporting.<p>HN thoroughly discourages both worthless commenting and links to worthless news sources.<p>For me personally, I much <i>prefer</i> following stories like this on HN vs anywhere else.