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Why doesn't hackernews adopt something or do something like this? Software developers are rolling in money, and it's not that expensive. Guess we're too busy ea
by xwdv 6y ago
Why doesn't hackernews adopt something or do something like this? Software developers are rolling in money, and it's not that expensive. Guess we're too busy eating the world.
- abhisuri97 6y agoI think it’s just because HN isn’t really a community that has many consistent themes/cohesion. It’s very active but only on individual news items rather than across posts. But I think if the mods could potentially put up a link for donating to something, it’d get decent traffic. I just wouldn’t expect that initiative to arise organically from the user base and get significant traction.
- mcv 6y agoGo ahead and do it. On Reddit, it started because some people just did it, and others followed their example.
- mancerayder 6y agoWe're too busy spying on the world and selling the data to advertisers. That's essentially what the highest paid developers do, right?
- xwdv 6y agoCorrect, but that's why we should find some way to offset our unethical activities.
- chad_strategic 6y agoWhen I was a software/web developer, I never worked with any software developers that could agree on anything. For example: variable names So I like your idea... but execution is going to be an issue.
- Spoiled_toast 6y agoThe HR platform is built upon an entirely different ethic. There is no room for this behavior to grow. Thank the one without humour.