Hey look...someone found that ordered announcements of events can communicate the plot of a story and created a short demonstration on a classic example. Isn't that a totally amazing and newsworthy breakthrough!?
Kind of snarky... but I agree, more or less. This wasn't a particularly witty story. This was a re-enactment of Hamlet that used Facebook terminology. I mean, it's stupid nitpicking (dead people joining groups? Laaaaaaame.), but it was more-or-less drab and really only funny if you're willing to look at it with a wholly uncritical eye.
And I also agree with you that HN stories are slowly turning less interesting. It's a shame, but hopefully the tide will ebb soon.
