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What makes Hacker News social media? It's just a forum, essentially, like the forums of old. There are threads, and people can reply to them. There are no frie
by moreira 8y ago
What makes Hacker News social media? It's just a forum, essentially, like the forums of old. There are threads, and people can reply to them.
There are no friendships or any kind of social graph associated with it, which is what makes a social media platform, for me.
- voltooid 8y agoHacker news is definitely more a forum than social media platform. But the temptation to collect "likes" and the resulting dopamine high is a thing on HN too.
- blackbrokkoli 8y agoIt is also usable as an endless stream of infotainment if your concern is plummeting productivity
- barrow-rider 8y agoThat hit close to home. Gonna go shell into a server and start fixing stuff now...
- rland 8y agoAnd it has the convenient sleight of being somewhat related to work, so it can ocassionally bypass the “this is unproductive B.S.” procrastination filter.
- brootstrap 8y agoagreed, if forums are social media then i've been a fucking social media junky since the 90s.
- gassiss 8y agoForums are also a social media, but a less abusing one.
- saagarjha 8y agoHacker News has a "karma" system and a public profile that you can tie to your identity. We even have "celebrities"–or at least, well know posters. Plus, as others have mentioned, it's a fantastic way to waste time.