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That’s step one in losing your throne as the cool place to go. The Reddit founders understand this, but few others seem to respect how deadly it can be to socia

by shawn 8y ago

That’s step one in losing your throne as the cool place to go. The Reddit founders understand this, but few others seem to respect how deadly it can be to social software. Consider: “YC is so large that we need to suppress negative stories on HN.” What are the diffs between that, which is clearly a tactical mistake, and rooting out your list of unfavorable du jours? Are you sure it’s an invalid comparison?

charlesism 8y ago
> your throne as the cool place to go For a brief time in the late 1970s, wearing a swastica and defecating in public was cool. That was punk rock. A decade later, kids wore bell-bottoms and the zeitgeist was "peace love unity and respect." The criteria for the "cool place to go" can change on a dime.
- badcede 8y ago
  Defecating in public was not cool. Even GG Allin at his peak was eww.
  - charlesism 8y ago
    > Even GG Allin at his peak was eww. He had fans. You know what I was getting at though: 1980 https://youtu.be/DgMWyQtucyc https://youtu.be/DgMWyQtucyc had a different ethos to 1990 https://youtu.be/YOdh430r9kE https://youtu.be/YOdh430r9kE
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