It's running in a sandboxed environment(the web browser). The worst-case scenario is it gaining access to my HN account, and I don't really care that much about it.
It's not going to install a bootsector virus on my machine, or ransomware-encrypt all the data on my NAS. So the risk of anything important happening is small, and the same risk as visiting any website on the internet.
It's not going to install a bootsector virus on my machine, or ransomware-encrypt all the data on my NAS. So the risk of anything important happening is small, and the same risk as visiting any website on the internet.