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I think meanness is something you have to push back against actively. This site is not in a state of nature. There are all kinds of things I do to keep meanne
by pg 16y ago
I think meanness is something you have to push back against actively.
This site is not in a state of nature. There are all kinds of things I do to keep meanness at bay, and the situation would be a lot worse if I didn't. Preventing the site from declining into a swamp of meanness and stupidity (I believe the two are closely related) is something I think about constantly.
- mfukar 16y agoPreventing the site from declining into a set of meanness and stupidity (I believe the two are closely related) is something I think about constantly. Does that imply anything regarding hateful posts in HN, or is it just a 'hey, there's a correlation here' observation?
- petervandijck 16y agoI've had to close a large-ish site of mine due to meanness. Things can get very nasty online, it's hard to really understand until you've tried running one of these.
- gruseom 16y agoSounds like you have a lot more experience than most of us. What's in the intersection of that and your observations of HN?
- petervandijck 16y ago(Sorry I don't understand the question.)
- gruseom 16y agoI was just wondering if there are any interesting things you noticed on your own site that you've also noticed here.