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HN is maybe the only social network that is actually for socializing and networking. It’s also the only one that has figured out a way to monetize a network of
by elliekelly 6y ago
HN is maybe the only social network that is actually for socializing and networking. It’s also the only one that has figured out a way to monetize a network of people that doesn’t involve counting eyeballs and clicks.
Networks are so valuable and important to success it’s actually kind of crazy that surveillance and advertising is the only strategy most social networks have been able to come up with so far.
- abyssin 6y agoI've never socialized neither networked here, but I've learned a ton thanks to the quality of the discussion. It taught me a lot about the importance of moderation, and rules in general.
- elliekelly 6y agoThe network HN grows isn’t yours, it’s YC’s. It grows their network of applicants and helps their network of funded companies reach new audiences of users and high quality technical employees via things like Launch HN and the featured hiring posts. And I’d call a comment a form of socializing. Who knows? A maybe one of your comments here put the seed in someone’s head to launch a new startup. That seems like the kind of socializing YC would be interested in fostering to me.