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Interesting, but when I upvote Shown HN posts, it's because it contributed to my enjoyment of reading HN. That's largely orthogonal to whether it would be a goo
by tgb 10y ago
Interesting, but when I upvote Shown HN posts, it's because it contributed to my enjoyment of reading HN. That's largely orthogonal to whether it would be a good product, and often times is directly contradictory towards it (fun tech demos -> upvotes, products -> meh). I don't think that's a decline in the quality of HN, it's just a different focus. I use HN as entertainment rather than as a prediction market. But I can see that others would not like the shift.
- jschwartzi 10y agoYes. And the analysis could be improved by coding each submission according to its intended status as a cool toy or a side project. I bet that as HN has grown we're seeing more toys and less startup projects on Show HN.
- tedmiston 10y agoYou raise an interesting point; in comparison, Product Hunt is essentially the opposite.