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You consider hackernews news or no?

by g-unit33 4y ago

fullshark 4y ago
Could be defined as social media too
- hammock 4y ago
  Absolutely, especially if you are a regular commenter, ever glance at your karma, etc.
- apocalypstyx 4y ago
  All social media is immoral except my social media.
kradeelav 4y ago
Not the OP, but I don't consider HN to be in the same category as say, facebook, CNN, twitter, anything with a feed for a few reasons. One is the lack of algorithms and dark patterns shoveling engagement-bait towards our way. Upvoted content, while not always pristine, tends to be better quality on average. Two, while HN is a great spot for "tech news", it pretty rarely has the "if it bleeds it leads" shock-bait type of articles that the alphabet networks do. Lastly, this is a little of a life hack, but in the mornings I tend to glance once at the top 3 HN headlines; if there's no major "news-news" (ie not tech news) in the top three slots, then it's pretty safe to say that nothing historic like September 11th happened that day. It's a pretty peaceful way of checking that the world's continuing to keep on spinning. :)
- jl6 4y ago
  I also don’t consider HN to be in the same category as Twitter and Facebook. Another reason for this, on top of those you mention, is because identity is very weak here. I don’t have any persistent relationship with any HN commenters - I have no idea who you are or if I’ve replied to you before! That cuts out a lot of social dynamics that breed long-term feuding behaviour on other platforms.
- root_axis 4y ago
  > One is the lack of algorithms and dark patterns shoveling engagement-bait towards our way HN front-page is certainly algorithm driven, it might not be individualized, but stories that displease the algorithm are down-weighted which, in effect, is a tacit promotion of stories the algorithm chooses not to penalize. > it pretty rarely has the "if it bleeds it leads" shock-bait type of articles that the alphabet networks do. I don't agree. HN stories are often baity, inflammatory, and contentious, it is not uncommon to see dang warning the comment section to keep things civil. The type of stories that hit HN aren't always the type we see in the wider media, but the level of toxicity is on par with every other social media site, if only mitigated by careful and rigorous moderation.
- g-unit33 4y ago
  I love how peaceful of a life you live haha if September 11 or such hasn’t happened, it’s going to be a good day Very inspiring
silicon2401 4y ago
I don't, nor do I consider it social media. I'm aware that we're socially interacting through the medium of HN, but when I say social media I mean things like twitter or instagram; I hope the meaning is clear. The reason I don't consider HN news is because I just see HN as just a link aggregator. By news I mean things like Fox News

You consider hackernews news or no?

fullshark 4y ago

Could be defined as social media too

hammock 4y ago
Absolutely, especially if you are a regular commenter, ever glance at your karma, etc.
apocalypstyx 4y ago
All social media is immoral except my social media.

kradeelav 4y ago

Not the OP, but I don't consider HN to be in the same category as say, facebook, CNN, twitter, anything with a feed for a few reasons. One is the lack of algorithms and dark patterns shoveling engagement-bait towards our way. Upvoted content, while not always pristine, tends to be better quality on average. Two, while HN is a great spot for "tech news", it pretty rarely has the "if it bleeds it leads" shock-bait type of articles that the alphabet networks do. Lastly, this is a little of a life hack, but in the mornings I tend to glance once at the top 3 HN headlines; if there's no major "news-news" (ie not tech news) in the top three slots, then it's pretty safe to say that nothing historic like September 11th happened that day. It's a pretty peaceful way of checking that the world's continuing to keep on spinning. :)

jl6 4y ago
I also don’t consider HN to be in the same category as Twitter and Facebook. Another reason for this, on top of those you mention, is because identity is very weak here. I don’t have any persistent relationship with any HN commenters - I have no idea who you are or if I’ve replied to you before! That cuts out a lot of social dynamics that breed long-term feuding behaviour on other platforms.
root_axis 4y ago
> One is the lack of algorithms and dark patterns shoveling engagement-bait towards our way HN front-page is certainly algorithm driven, it might not be individualized, but stories that displease the algorithm are down-weighted which, in effect, is a tacit promotion of stories the algorithm chooses not to penalize. > it pretty rarely has the "if it bleeds it leads" shock-bait type of articles that the alphabet networks do. I don't agree. HN stories are often baity, inflammatory, and contentious, it is not uncommon to see dang warning the comment section to keep things civil. The type of stories that hit HN aren't always the type we see in the wider media, but the level of toxicity is on par with every other social media site, if only mitigated by careful and rigorous moderation.
g-unit33 4y ago
I love how peaceful of a life you live haha if September 11 or such hasn’t happened, it’s going to be a good day Very inspiring

silicon2401 4y ago

I don't, nor do I consider it social media. I'm aware that we're socially interacting through the medium of HN, but when I say social media I mean things like twitter or instagram; I hope the meaning is clear. The reason I don't consider HN news is because I just see HN as just a link aggregator. By news I mean things like Fox News