And now I am getting downvoted for it. Perfect

possibly because the tone of your post and that it doesn't actually add to the conversation.

weekday and time of day have an impact. Thousands of entries are posted each day (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newest) most never get a comment or upvote.

People get very easily offended these days. What's wrong with that tone? I was just simply stating a fact

You are right. People get easily offended. But your tone does seem a bit _freaking_ upset. Over what? The fact that someone posted the same link like you did and got more clicks from random users browsing the internet? Is that what upset you? What do you get if you got billions of clicks and upvotes?

They say that people who need external validation don't have their own values and need to seek approval from others...

I certainly do not care about that. I shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place. Apologies from my side