With rare exceptions, Hacker News comments are not about the people, they're about the content. I read HN because it has a generally excellent signal to noise r

With rare exceptions, Hacker News comments are not about the people, they're about the content. I read HN because it has a generally excellent signal to noise ratio. If "social websites" encompass anything that allows a viewer to post a comment then even the guestbooks of ages past would be considered social.