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>In some ways HN is designed to combat this. Yeah, those things are an example of something that sounds great in theory, but doesn't work out in practice.

• eloisius 10y ago
  I wonder if recent UI enhancements really improve the discussion, or if they are just indicators that we've reached that critical threshold. I don't remember wanting for collapsable threads and such four or five years ago, but now I can't imagine sifting through all the junk without them.
  • Klathmon 10y ago
    Personally I really like that change because it helps keep one thread from derailing a whole submission. But I also feel like my karma goes up faster now too, but that could just be in my head.
    • mikeash 10y ago
      Certainly I'd be a lot more ashamed at having my rant at the top here if not for the ability to collapse it.
      • Klathmon 10y ago
        And there is an aspect to that ability that I know people don't like. The ability to collapse means you feel less bad about somewhat-off-topic conversation, which in a way can create worse discussion for the actual topic. But at the same time some of my favorite HN threads have been offshoots of the submission's topic.
• sctbpwn 10y ago
  Your shit is greyed out so I guess it's working pretty well.