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Irrelevant definitions aside -- I think everyone can agree there is a dramatic difference between a website like Facebook and a website like HN. The vast major

Irrelevant definitions aside -- I think everyone can agree there is a dramatic difference between a website like Facebook and a website like HN. The vast majority of the negative psychological triggers, for example, associated with a platform like Facebook, are missing from HN.

cryptoz 5y ago
For what it's worth, my experience is the opposite. The vast majority of negative psychological triggers I see in my online life are on HN, not facebook or twitter or reddit. > I think everyone can agree there is a dramatic difference between a website like Facebook and a website like HN No we cannot all agree on that! For one I completely disagree. Also I 100% consider HN social media. It checks all the boxes the way I see it.
- ranguna 5y ago
  It doesn't check all the boxes. It's much easier for me to forget the people here on HN, there's no "follow", there's not pictures, there's just ad hoc comments with random people. I don't build a relationship with people here. I just read text.
yesenadam 5y ago
Well, I'm not the vast majority hehe. On FB I just chat with my friends around the world and sometimes while doing that, look at their pictures of what they've been up to. It's so nice. My friends are amazing. I've no idea why everyone acts like you are forced to look at your "news feed" on FB. On here, it's all-too-frequent crazy/nasty/snarky/jerk comments. Yes, negative psychological triggers is a good way of putting it! Like the other day[0] I found the people from the US claiming Australians wouldn't have to put up with the lockdown if we only had guns, really disturbing. Then yesterday, the guy who's surprised when people move to Australia, because the people there are ok with censorship[1]. When I discovered !!Con after being on HN a lot it was like "OMG, there are places where programmers congregate and it's actually fun, joyous, positive and supportive!" haha. [0] For reference. Actually reading all these comments is not recommended. What a shitfight. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451066 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452423
- qualudeheart 5y ago
  What is !!Con? I’m new here.
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cryptoz 5y ago

For what it's worth, my experience is the opposite. The vast majority of negative psychological triggers I see in my online life are on HN, not facebook or twitter or reddit. > I think everyone can agree there is a dramatic difference between a website like Facebook and a website like HN No we cannot all agree on that! For one I completely disagree. Also I 100% consider HN social media. It checks all the boxes the way I see it.

ranguna 5y ago
It doesn't check all the boxes. It's much easier for me to forget the people here on HN, there's no "follow", there's not pictures, there's just ad hoc comments with random people. I don't build a relationship with people here. I just read text.

yesenadam 5y ago

Well, I'm not the vast majority hehe. On FB I just chat with my friends around the world and sometimes while doing that, look at their pictures of what they've been up to. It's so nice. My friends are amazing. I've no idea why everyone acts like you are forced to look at your "news feed" on FB. On here, it's all-too-frequent crazy/nasty/snarky/jerk comments. Yes, negative psychological triggers is a good way of putting it! Like the other day[0] I found the people from the US claiming Australians wouldn't have to put up with the lockdown if we only had guns, really disturbing. Then yesterday, the guy who's surprised when people move to Australia, because the people there are ok with censorship[1]. When I discovered !!Con after being on HN a lot it was like "OMG, there are places where programmers congregate and it's actually fun, joyous, positive and supportive!" haha. [0] For reference. Actually reading all these comments is not recommended. What a shitfight. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451066 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451066 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28452423

qualudeheart 5y ago
What is !!Con? I’m new here.

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