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HN is somehow the most mobile-friendly social network I use, and I'm not sure how that works. The prev/next/parent links are genius.
by remram 5y ago
HN is somehow the most mobile-friendly social network I use, and I'm not sure how that works. The prev/next/parent links are genius.
- mulmen 5y agoWell, HN isn’t a social network. It is a forum. It’s not directly monetized so the design is meant to serve the user. In contrast social media design principles are about controlling user behavior to maximize revenue. This means HN is fast, simple, and information dense. Those are desirable properties on any device.
- eyelidlessness 5y ago> HN isn’t a social network. It is a forum With all due respect, this isn’t a restaurant it’s a McDonald’s.
- TuringTest 5y agoPrecisely (Except in this case, it would be the other way around)
- eyelidlessness 5y agoI chose this way around deliberately thank you.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoThose links are great, I just wish there was a way to get back after clicking parent. In long threads, it's easy to loose track of which parent a given comment is replying to. So I'll click `parent`, which gives me the context I need. But then I have no way to get back to the reply I was reading previously.
- lysium 5y agoClick on the time stamp of the comment first, then you can use the back button of your browser.