Which makes it odd that HN, a forum ostensibly all about deep, intellectual discussions, has so many features that seem designed to suppress discourse at length, due to the fear of entropy leading to the Eternal September effect.

Among other things, the lack of an easy way to notice that someone replied to a days-old comment of yours.

In case you or others are unaware, there's https://hnreplies.com/ - created by @dang

Also https://hnrss.org/ if you prefer feeds over mail.

Dan Grossman isn’t dang.

Ha - I remember realising that years ago and obviously forgot since. Thanks for the correction.