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If you're going to apologize for feeding a troll, don't be a troll yourself. Hacker News is a community like any other -- Reddit, Slashdot, Ars Technica, or ot
by guywithabike 15y ago
If you're going to apologize for feeding a troll, don't be a troll yourself.
Hacker News is a community like any other -- Reddit, Slashdot, Ars Technica, or otherwise. Hacker News is not some elite race of enlightened beings engaging in superior forms of advanced discourse.
- _delirium 15y agoI like reading comments here, and still find that (recurring) view a bit offputting. I also like reading comments at Slashdot, though it does indeed have a different feel. Probably a lower S/N ratio, but also a broader range of knowledgeable people. I don't have any census data, but it feels like HN's expertise is highly concentrated in the software space, while a Slashdot story on an appropriate topic can elicit knowledgeable posts from ChemEs, MechEs, biologists, etc.
- hiss 15y agoHN is more like Digg of yore than Slashdot, but with a higher signal to noise ratio. However a large chunk of HN's readership are sheeple who lack life experience and will quote patio11 as if he's Nietzsche. EDIT: I like and admire Patrick, and there is no reason why anyone shouldn't.