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Meta response. There has to be a better way to aggregate than having this same article (effectively) pop up every other week. And then like 30% of all hiring/f
by Misdicorl 7y ago
Meta response.
There has to be a better way to aggregate than having this same article (effectively) pop up every other week. And then like 30% of all hiring/firing/workplace discussions devolve into the open floor plan discussion.
The responses are always the same and the conversation hasn't moved an inch in five years.
No, its not that hard to just hide the submission and close the comment chains which veer. But my brain constantly says 'what if someone said something new and novel on the subject?!'. So its friction for me because I'm either spending 10 minutes reading a rehash or 5 minutes thinking 'I should just glance at it just in case'
The problem with reddit's solution is discoverability. Also, who would want a feed dedicated to kvetching/discussing open floor plans? Some/lots of people clearly want the articles and discussion, but would anyone actually subscribe to a feed like that?
- anon9001 7y ago> There has to be a better way to aggregate than having this same article (effectively) pop up every other week. I disagree. I think this is actually the best way HN can bring about change, even though the arguments haven't changed in years. IMO the reason these posts get upvoted is out of protest and to raise awareness. HN is probably the most influential source in tech. If every time you look at HN there's threads complaining about something, it must be pretty important. After watching memes travel around the internet and cross over into mainstream thinking, I put a lot of weight on how much HN's front page matters. Slashdot used to have a similar effect, then Digg, then Reddit, now HN.
- deepsun 7y agoWell, HN votes are (at least designed) not for liking/protesting, but to give feedback that something was interesting and curious.
- LeonenTheDK 7y agoIIRC it's similar for Reddit (I believe it's meant to be if the comment contributes to the discussion or not). Few people seem to follow it though.
- loco5niner 7y agoI am interested in open office discussions.
- dang 7y agoIn this case the sad thing is that the thread filled up for hours before we noticed the actual topic and changed the title. If people would discuss the study, which is the new information here, the discussion might be less generic. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20generic%20discussion&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...