To be fair just a few weeks back there was an article on the front page about clothes dyeing techniques of the middle ages.
Everyone seemed pretty interested and curious about European middle age colourful clothing techniques and dye materials from plants etc. It all goes back to the HN guidelines 'the primary use of the site should be for curiosity'.
I don't dispute the point of trivia posts, I actually quite like them. What I have a problem with is the framing. I find cultural fetishism generally despicable, regardless of the culture that's being talked about. I get a minor aneurysm every time I see someone praising the "eternal robustness" of Roman roads, for example.
Everyone seemed pretty interested and curious about European middle age colourful clothing techniques and dye materials from plants etc. It all goes back to the HN guidelines 'the primary use of the site should be for curiosity'.
edit: The submission I mentioned above https://hackertimes.com/item?id=26690182