Not trying to defend anyone but (at least to me), the Ask HN: Who's hiring always opens up with comments sorted with latest first i.e. sorted by time vs by upvotes.
Maybe its the extension I use or the default setting. Not sure.
I don't think that's entirely the case; it seems votes are weighed much lower than normal, but they're still weighed. An example would be this post, which is quite high up even though there are many newer posts.
Maybe its the extension I use or the default setting. Not sure.