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"Every community deteriorates over time" - I hate these kind of statements made by every community as it grows and the "older" generations feel that they come f
by cnlwsu 16y ago
"Every community deteriorates over time" - I hate these kind of statements made by every community as it grows and the "older" generations feel that they come from an elitist or a superior, time of purity.
Just related: http://xkcd.com/603/ http://xkcd.com/603/
- darwinGod 16y agoCheck this out: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Amy.Bruckman/teaching/6470/spring09/schedule.htm http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Amy.Bruckman/teaching/6470/spri... Did you know Wikipedia doesn't function as a democracy? I believe the stats are something like top 20 % influence 80% of articles. If HN were to be proper democracy, I think it's decline would be hastened a.k.a -"Every community deteriorates over time" Aging in online communities happens way faster than real life-but it 's psychology is basically the same -"What does this Twenty-something CEO know to tell us 15 year industry veterans something of value?"
- Terretta 16y agoUnlike your XKCD example, a community's early members are not talking about the general population. They're talking about a special interest community's dilution. Few communities are begun by the average, they're begun by the inspired, impassioned, or invested. The founders are focused. Motivated, they cross a barrier of inaction, pouring in resources and effort, establishing a meeting place for clear like minds. Latecomers are on the whole less missioned. The barrier to joining is less than the barrier to beginning. Growth and time inexorably pull participatory discussion away from the founding focus toward the bell curve's center.