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Hey meta question here, why do dupes not link to the thing they're a duplicate of. Kinda sounds like it would make navigating to dupes a lot less of a pain. No
by vorotato 9y ago
Hey meta question here, why do dupes not link to the thing they're a duplicate of. Kinda sounds like it would make navigating to dupes a lot less of a pain.
Not meta comment, aren't all flying objects UFOs until you've identified them?
- ryandvm 9y agoMeta Answer: HN eschews all modern UI affordances as a form of status signalling. It's like how millionaire startup founders like to wear cargo shorts and hoodies. It's Y Combinator's way of saying, "we're so fucking successful we can afford to have a site that eclipses even Craigslist in un-usability."
- CaptSpify 9y agoAlternative view: "We're successful because we have a site that works simply, without much unneeded complexity, and choose to keep it simple for the sake of our users."
- vorotato 9y agoLinks are notoriously complex. One time I had a user whose head exploded when they saw a link to a duplicate.