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I'm not trying to give a "thesis", but I think it's interesting to compare the two. I realize there is much more to reddit, but 86 times more? And both sites pride themselves on a primarily functional design, but HN accomplishes this (better, in my opinion) in 41 lines of css. Remarkable.

http://ycombinator.com/news.css

well done. This definitely wouldn't work for most people, but it is a creative way to sell yourself as a social media guru, and I think potential employers will respond to that.