something you're supposed to do, if you are?

Nothing is preventing anyone who feels it is important from doing it to the degree they feel that importance.

And I hope we can get an actual answer to how does it work.

The way it is is probably the best approximation of how it is supposed to work.

To feel that it's important they'd need to be told that Hacker News expects them to do it (if it does)

> The way it is is probably the best approximation of how it is supposed to work

Sure