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There's an aversion to "Reddit-like" humor on HN. Especially if a post is a joke without any actual follow-up discussion.
by kjeetgill 7y ago
There's an aversion to "Reddit-like" humor on HN. Especially if a post is a joke without any actual follow-up discussion.
- craftinator 7y agoYeah, get your disgusting low-brow humor gone, foul beast! We want none of your entry level antics polluting our white collar supremacist abode!
- kjeetgill 7y agoI think it's just more about content density. I think most feel the same way about too much meta-hn conversation. Are we on topic? Downvotes are just saying that maybe that comment wasn't welcome in this thread not that you aren't in any thread. It's a much cleaner downvote than those against controversial, but thought out opinions.
- dang 7y agoscott_s said it best: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7609289 The issue isn't humor, it's lame humor, which is the kudzu of the internet. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=kudzu%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
- ic147 7y agoI find it funny that a nearly identical comment (different wording, but ssame joke and no follow-up) in this thread hasn't been receiving the same negative attention.