Probably because most of the people upvoting him didn't bother to read the story.
I am often guilty of this myself. At first I used to read all of the stories that were linked to on HN, along with the comments. But I quickly learned that the comments were often much more interesting/useful than the stories themselves.
So now I just look at the comments first, by default. And only in exceptional cases do I actually bother to read the article. There's just not enough time..
HN is an overwhelming firehose of information even without reading every article that seems interesting. But reading the comments can usually quickly give you a good feel for whether the story is worth reading or not. In this particular case, I think not.
I am often guilty of this myself. At first I used to read all of the stories that were linked to on HN, along with the comments. But I quickly learned that the comments were often much more interesting/useful than the stories themselves.
So now I just look at the comments first, by default. And only in exceptional cases do I actually bother to read the article. There's just not enough time..
HN is an overwhelming firehose of information even without reading every article that seems interesting. But reading the comments can usually quickly give you a good feel for whether the story is worth reading or not. In this particular case, I think not.