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HN is not a tech news site. HN is pretty much the only place on the web where intelligent discussion takes place. That is why I hope for every news I am intere
by TooCreative 6y ago
HN is not a tech news site.
HN is pretty much the only place on the web where intelligent discussion takes place. That is why I hope for every news I am interested in to be discussed here.
Reddit discussions are complete garbage. The top comment on r/news for this article is this one line: "That's $750 more than I thought he paid.". It has over 19k likes.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoIt may be better than Reddit, but it's still not designed for political discussion. The voting algorithms lead to echo chamber formation or vapid, emotion-driven comments being given positive feedback without careful moderation. Human nature combined with anonymity means comments can dissolve into pointless bickering. Basically, it would require a ton of moderation(with the discussions picking up on the biases of the moderators), and even then it would still devolve with many comments about illegal immigration, gender issues, or pretty much any other social issue that involves identity.
- yosito 6y ago> HN is not a tech news site. Yeah, ok. Sure.