I think we are here because of PG and YCombinator, not because we don't want to run our own servers. Many HN users probably do run their own servers, even discu

I think we are here because of PG and YCombinator, not because we don't want to run our own servers. Many HN users probably do run their own servers, even discussion servers. The real problem is how to attract the right people. YC is a fascinating case, actually. WHY are we here, and not on some reddit forum? Even though it seems PG is not very active here anymore, it seems the seeding community has stuck to some extent. Of course they also have their theory of how to maintain a community and did some coding and moderating to try to maintain it. To my personal taste, they have overdone it, and ruined it in a way, but I haven't found a good alternative yet. The next iteration of online news and communities will perhaps take more than dedicated servers, it may require a usability leap. Maybe some convenient way to filter messages, that is not centralized (Twitter/Facebook algorithms don't optimize to my benefit, but to the benefit of their owners).