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I feel as though, like Digg, this is going to be an astonishingly effective mechanism for getting Kevin Rose attention. And probably not much more than that.

I feel as though, like Digg, this is going to be an astonishingly effective mechanism for getting Kevin Rose attention. And probably not much more than that. What mystifies me is why he doesn't just focus on the thing he's good at: being in the spotlight. I think Digg made pretty clear the fact that he's just not the guy you want doing the day to day, tedious, mostly obscure work of running a company. Which is fine. Maybe he could go to acting school. Or do a vlog?

rokhayakebe 16y ago
I apologize for the accidental downvote. I feel as though, like Digg, this is going to be an astonishingly effective mechanism for getting Kevin Rose attention. I think you are taking away from Kevin. He actually changed the way we consume news online. It is arguable that he invented the very social-news-voting system we are using on HN. I can guarantee you a very small percentage of people who use sites that follow the Digg model know who KR is. Edit: And I do not mean to be rude, but how does your contribution to the internet compare to his?
- danilocampos 16y ago
  Reddit was founded without any knowledge of Digg. I'm not sure that removing Kevin Rose from our timeline has a material impact on how we consume news in 2011, except by dumping Digg's user base into Reddit that much sooner. > It is arguable that he invented the very social-news-voting system we are using on HN. Given that Reddit was a Y Combinator company, my strong suspicion is that HN took its inspiration from sources other than Digg. > Edit: And I do not mean to be rude, but how does your contribution to the internet compare to his? My contribution is immaterial to the discussion. Pointing out that Kevin Rose does much better work as an internet celebrity than as a business leader would remain true (or false) whether I'm Danilo Campos or Vinton Cerf.
  - rokhayakebe 16y ago
    I just found your original comment to be a bit mean. Sometimes you guys forget that people read this stuff, and words can hurt.
reason 16y ago
Or maybe he can do his own thing and you can focus on yours?
- danilocampos 16y ago
  Great point. Let's ask PG to disable commenting on stories. :)

rokhayakebe 16y ago

I apologize for the accidental downvote. I feel as though, like Digg, this is going to be an astonishingly effective mechanism for getting Kevin Rose attention. I think you are taking away from Kevin. He actually changed the way we consume news online. It is arguable that he invented the very social-news-voting system we are using on HN. I can guarantee you a very small percentage of people who use sites that follow the Digg model know who KR is. Edit: And I do not mean to be rude, but how does your contribution to the internet compare to his?

danilocampos 16y ago
Reddit was founded without any knowledge of Digg. I'm not sure that removing Kevin Rose from our timeline has a material impact on how we consume news in 2011, except by dumping Digg's user base into Reddit that much sooner. > It is arguable that he invented the very social-news-voting system we are using on HN. Given that Reddit was a Y Combinator company, my strong suspicion is that HN took its inspiration from sources other than Digg. > Edit: And I do not mean to be rude, but how does your contribution to the internet compare to his? My contribution is immaterial to the discussion. Pointing out that Kevin Rose does much better work as an internet celebrity than as a business leader would remain true (or false) whether I'm Danilo Campos or Vinton Cerf.
- rokhayakebe 16y ago
  I just found your original comment to be a bit mean. Sometimes you guys forget that people read this stuff, and words can hurt.

reason 16y ago

Or maybe he can do his own thing and you can focus on yours?

danilocampos 16y ago
Great point. Let's ask PG to disable commenting on stories. :)