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yup, I have had the same experience, so much so that I stopped commenting and posting entirely. Waste of time. There are so many people on there that just seem

yup, I have had the same experience, so much so that I stopped commenting and posting entirely. Waste of time. There are so many people on there that just seem to be outright trolling, posting outright non-sense, and doing other stuff that is just an outright nuisance. It significantly reduces the user experience. Since HN mainly has startup-minded people on here, I think this actually opens up opportunities for new startups to enter the social media space. There is definitely a large audience who is looking for a more "professional" version of twitter so to speak. Start by blocking anonymous accounts/aliases since this is what every troll hides behind.

um_ya 6y ago
I think it comes down to group size and subject matter which drives meaningful debate. When group size is large, conversation is shallow. HN is a relatively small group with a relatively confined subject matter. Same concept applies on reddit, with small niche subreddits. There's more conversation depth with smaller groups of people.
- ketzo 6y ago
  I mostly agree with you, but I think HN is definitely a special case. It's not huge, sure, but it's certainly not small - I think there's a very active moderation effort and community spirit that keeps discussion much more productive than your average internet forum.
SEJeff 6y ago
A more professional version of twitter is linkedin. I'm not being sarcastic. I'm entirely serious.
- robjan 6y ago
  LinkedIn is slowly being destroyed by "personal branding consultants" who train people to be "person branding consultants". Once you get a couple of those in your connections the platform becomes unusable.
brobdingnagians 6y ago
Good place to post the "Build a real-time Twitter clone in 15 minutes with LiveView and Phoenix 1.5" ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvmYaFkNJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvmYaFkNJI

um_ya 6y ago

I think it comes down to group size and subject matter which drives meaningful debate. When group size is large, conversation is shallow. HN is a relatively small group with a relatively confined subject matter. Same concept applies on reddit, with small niche subreddits. There's more conversation depth with smaller groups of people.

ketzo 6y ago
I mostly agree with you, but I think HN is definitely a special case. It's not huge, sure, but it's certainly not small - I think there's a very active moderation effort and community spirit that keeps discussion much more productive than your average internet forum.

SEJeff 6y ago

A more professional version of twitter is linkedin. I'm not being sarcastic. I'm entirely serious.

robjan 6y ago
LinkedIn is slowly being destroyed by "personal branding consultants" who train people to be "person branding consultants". Once you get a couple of those in your connections the platform becomes unusable.

brobdingnagians 6y ago

Good place to post the "Build a real-time Twitter clone in 15 minutes with LiveView and Phoenix 1.5" ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvmYaFkNJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZvmYaFkNJI