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This isn’t social media. Nor is Reddit or other similar sites. The main criteria is “social”. That means human relationships, friendships, family, etc. I don’t
by irrational 6y ago
This isn’t social media. Nor is Reddit or other similar sites. The main criteria is “social”. That means human relationships, friendships, family, etc. I don’t have any sort of relationship with anyone on HN, Reddit, etc. We are all strangers passing in the night. Basically anti-social media.
- dcow 6y agoBut it’s not really. What we’re doing here is by definition social. It’s just a different flavor of social. It’s surprising to me that you think talking to other people on the internet is somehow anti-social.
- chrisco255 6y agoIt's not anti-social, but it is anti-"social media". HN has made a lot of wonderful design choices that prevent it from becoming Reddit or Twitter. Hiding points on comments, not showing indicators for replies (making it easier to move on), solid moderation that allows for diverse viewpoints while avoiding a lot of toxicity, etc.