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> It's like Reddit, without the trolls That's HN.
by galfarragem 10y ago
> It's like Reddit, without the trolls
That's HN.
- heliumcraft 10y agoHN is known for its cynicism
- ohyoutravel 10y agoBeing cynical isn't the same as trolling though.
- noobermin 10y agoI see both cynicism and optimism here in different parts.
- ohyoutravel 10y agoReddit definitely does not have the tech focus hn does. Maybe it did in the long past, but not anymore. Definitely not a substitute for Reddit content without the trolls.
- krapp 10y agoIt makes no sense to talk about Reddit and HN as if they had the same scope. It would be more appropriate to compare HN to a particular subreddit.
- willis77 10y agoThere was a time when Reddit did not have subreddits (or even the ability to comment). During this time, Reddit's community was very much like HN is currently. It was mostly techy people who found Digg was getting a little too "low brow". It may not have been explicitly tech focused, but it may as well have been.
- rmc 10y agoHN was delibrately set up to be "what reddit was at the start"
- this-dang-guy 10y agoTo me HN is more like 1999-2004 era slashdot. Certainly not like reddit.
- Dangeranger 10y ago/r/programming is quite excellent much of the time. Reddit generally doesn't have a technical slant, but there are many great subs which do.
- m3Lith 10y agoOh, but it does. You won't find it on popular general subs like /r/technology, but there are really dedicated subs for everything, if not more, that you would want to find.
- Shorel 10y agoSome subreddits are very technical, and also some content from Reddit ends up here. With the right subscriptions Reddit is quite more technical while HN is still more entrepreneurish.
- gtaylor 10y agoThere are some great startup/business/legal/finance subs, too.
- Dangeranger 10y agoYes the moderation team here does an excellent job balancing both sides of the challenge vs. offend dichotomy.