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I don't think that's true. HN is not about some specific subjects. We discussed everything from the Iraqi war to brexit to programming languages, etc.
by kiba 10y ago
I don't think that's true. HN is not about some specific subjects.
We discussed everything from the Iraqi war to brexit to programming languages, etc.
- wutbrodo 10y agoWhile true, I think it has more to do with the way the relative niche-ness of HN shapes the community. The average person who comments on an Iraq war thread in HN is not selected from the same sample as the average person who comments on an Iraq war thread across all fora. HN consists of enough niche topics that the average person doesn't want to hang out here and make an account just to jump in on random Iraq war or Brexit threads (the current frontpage has about 25/30 tech-focused topics, many of which are beyond esoteric for most people). This shapes the community in a way that affects the make-up of the commenters on even such politically-charged threads.
- ghaff 10y agoRight. And if there is a thread on the Iraq War or Brexit, I'll pretty much guarantee that it's going to be heavily weighted with arguments and comments--mostly reflecting the talking points of a particular political perspective--that have been made a thousand times before. Plus a good smattering of "F so-and-so."