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> 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 o
by 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 agoYeah, 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 agoThat’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 agoWell, 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 agoIt 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?