It was called out as recently as 4 weeks ago [0] and was voted to the front-page but then weighted-out possibly incorrectly by mods (may be because the top comment is dismissive of concerns raised [1]?) before a discussion could flourish.
cc: @dang
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26345937
[1] The title is the only thing worth reading in this pile of speculation and hand waving.