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> In a broader sense, sure. But I've witnessed very little of that here, which is mostly self moderated with a nudge from the admins. I've noticed this also in

> In a broader sense, sure. But I've witnessed very little of that here, which is mostly self moderated with a nudge from the admins. I've noticed this also in other smallish niche communities. hn also seems to be more accepting of opinions which people disagree with. Here it seems to lead more to a civil debate about why you are wrong, whereas on reddit you would more often than not get downvoted and called names.

AmericanChopper 7y ago
> hn also seems to be more accepting of opinions which people disagree with. More than reddit. But HN is much more homogeneous than reddit is. There’s plenty of perspectives that generally aren’t welcome for discussion here. HN also makes an effort to moderate against political flaming. You could argue that the moderation isn’t entirely unbiased, but it does keep the comment threads more civilized.
- sdan 7y ago
  Yeah, HN is definitely a lot more homogeneous. Even CS centered subreddits have somewhat toxic cultures because of what anonymity sustains. I think HN has a lot fewer visitors than Reddit but has a lot more conscious, thoughtful, experienced, and extremely intelligent minds to think and discuss about topics in the tech field.
  - AmericanChopper 7y ago
    That’s probably true (though I’m not sure we’re any more intelligent than any other internet community). My point was just that we shouldn’t mistake homogeny for tolerance of opposing views.
    - kebman 7y ago
      Well, homogeny certainly makes a group far easier to lead, since disagreements will usually be on grounds that are way easier to reach a liveable compromise on.
      - AmericanChopper 7y ago
        It means there are less opposing view points to disagree with. Not that we're any better at managing disagreement. > homogeny certainly makes a group far easier to lead What about the value of diversity?
GoblinSlayer 7y ago
Do you compare to the_donald? /r/programming looks less censored than YC.

AmericanChopper 7y ago

> hn also seems to be more accepting of opinions which people disagree with. More than reddit. But HN is much more homogeneous than reddit is. There’s plenty of perspectives that generally aren’t welcome for discussion here. HN also makes an effort to moderate against political flaming. You could argue that the moderation isn’t entirely unbiased, but it does keep the comment threads more civilized.

sdan 7y ago
Yeah, HN is definitely a lot more homogeneous. Even CS centered subreddits have somewhat toxic cultures because of what anonymity sustains. I think HN has a lot fewer visitors than Reddit but has a lot more conscious, thoughtful, experienced, and extremely intelligent minds to think and discuss about topics in the tech field.
- AmericanChopper 7y ago
  That’s probably true (though I’m not sure we’re any more intelligent than any other internet community). My point was just that we shouldn’t mistake homogeny for tolerance of opposing views.
  - kebman 7y ago
    Well, homogeny certainly makes a group far easier to lead, since disagreements will usually be on grounds that are way easier to reach a liveable compromise on.
    - AmericanChopper 7y ago
      It means there are less opposing view points to disagree with. Not that we're any better at managing disagreement. > homogeny certainly makes a group far easier to lead What about the value of diversity?

GoblinSlayer 7y ago

Do you compare to the_donald? /r/programming looks less censored than YC.