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"but if you can’t reasonably quantify it based on anything empirical," Simply the writing quality, grammar and sentence structure of the comments on HN would e
by alexasmyths 9y ago
"but if you can’t reasonably quantify it based on anything empirical,"
Simply the writing quality, grammar and sentence structure of the comments on HN would easily be enough to prove that HN readers (well, commenters) are above average.
I spend enough time glazing over headlines, stories and comments from other sites out of casual interest and I'll bet any amount of money this is true.
- cromulent 9y agoGlazing over?
- alexasmyths 9y agoHa ha ha. Ya. Glancing over. Irony :)
- jansho 9y agoMaybe it’s also the culture around here. I’ve seen a few casual lololol comments that get downvoted a lot, so it creates an impression that if you’re going to say something, at least do it stylishly. (Of course value is important too..) I like HN, but can’t see it as a social space like most forums are. (And yes I like HN for that reason too!)