> cut the amount of discussion on HN by a large amount. Maybe even by 90%. Indeed, this seems to be the point.. which is kind of ridiculous. What problem is t

> cut the amount of discussion on HN by a large amount. Maybe even by 90%. Indeed, this seems to be the point.. which is kind of ridiculous. What problem is this solving again? If it's bickering sub-threads, just add UI to collapse threads.