Why can't I read it too? Replies act like it was something over-the-top great, yet HN isn't showing it to me?

Which brings us back to the topic: why would anyone use HN when it is not good for its single purpose: sharing text between users? It's not even like a fridge with ads, where an ad is an additional annoyance, but fridge functions still work. HN sucks at its very purpose.