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The problem with ignoring it is that HN turns into Reddit. It's good to stay mindful of why we're here.
by Jake541 16y ago
The problem with ignoring it is that HN turns into Reddit. It's good to stay mindful of why we're here.
- RossM 16y agoWith /r/programming quickly becoming a mirror of HN I've reason to believe it is just redditors coming to HN. This in turn is leading to more joke/pun comments (something I haven't seen on HN in a long time) and the more liberal applying of downmods. Edit: I say "quickly becoming", it's been like that for a while actually.
- petercooper 16y agoPeople say that as if Reddit is bad or undesireable. IME, Reddit's discussions are usually pretty good, as long as you're in a sub-Reddit that lends itself to good discussions (e.g. "programming") and not "wtf" or "pics" or something where stupidity is guaranteed and desired.
- anatoly 16y ago"Why are you here, soldier?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs
- mikecane 16y agoNo, the problem with replying to a downvote is that it's no-win. If I state something I know should be -- and is -- obvious based on my own experience and knowledge yet it gets a downvote, how does arguing with an anonymous idiot accomplish anything for me or entice people to keep reading that thread? Better to move on.