i think books already exist https://hackernewsbooks.com/

i've previously done wikipedia and youtube links popular on hacker news: https://www.orangecrumbs.com/ and https://www.orangecrumbs.com/v

fair comment, i've probably exaggerated somewhat, but i think there are quite a few links outside of top 300 that are very interesting

This was also my first instinct. Wikipedia says the US Baseball Hall of Fame has 351 inductees currently, for a sport that has existed in professional form since 1876. That feels like a more appropriate rate for this kind of enshrinement. Over 3000 in the span of less than 20 years is far too fast. The entire English language literary canon doesn't have that many entries.

Please elaborate. What issue do you have with the stated methodology?

some of the older ones are pure gold

18 year HN vet here. I've forgotten most of these, even though I was around for nearly every single one of them!