&gt; There are far fewer outright political stories than there used to be. Probably fewer than ever, in fact.<p>I find that really difficult to believe, but you&#x27;d have access to stats and I don&#x27;t. Maybe just confirmation bias on my part, or maybe disagreement on what&#x27;s &quot;outright political.&quot;<p>&gt; As for this post, experience has taught us that when a story crosses a certain magnitude, there&#x27;s no stopping it from getting discussed on HN, so we may as well have a single thread.<p>Fair enough, I suppose.