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I for one value the HN limited aesthetic. From a ui perspective its not ideal, but keeping the site extremely simple and a little coarse surely disincentivizes mass and mob adoption.

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You can retain the aesthetic while also making it less frustrating to use.

That's cool, but I hope you can also see that the user experience on mobile is pretty bad due to small icons and links.

I suggest Harmonic for Android, an app front-end to HN with a similarly minimal aesthetic but a pleasure to use on mobile.

Personally, I find the user experience on mobile is fantastic. The small icons and links mean that more content can fit on my tiny screen. This is without a doubt one of the main reasons HN is the most visited site on my phone.

(Not trying to start a debate. Just pointing out that user experience on mobile is subjective, rather than objectively "pretty bad".)

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