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As a relatively new commer to HN, i can say overall I agree. I signed up here because i was fedup with reddit, I am just fed up with all the politics, Thr ext

As a relatively new commer to HN, i can say overall I agree. I signed up here because i was fedup with reddit, I am just fed up with all the politics, Thr extreme US focus and the reddit culture. It began affecting my life, and I wasn't happy about it. For example I knew more about the US than I should, and the constant negative "the world is ending" news from the US media were very negative. I still use reddit, its a very good platform if used correctly(only for niches), subreddits like r/selfhosting, r/homelab and others are a goldmine of good discussions and valuable info. But i stopped following trending or any general/humor subs, and decided to focus more on Tech, and replace US stations with world wide news , because generally all they do is doom and gloom, and us vs them. I realize the bias of US focused news is obviously coming from the English language, but it helps to diversify, and when possible use sources in another language. My experience mimcks OP, its a very rich and detailed platform about tech, and I think its like this because of the webiste design, and the things you have to care about to know HN. The moderation on HN is mostly pretty good, and I think it certainly helps that the mods are also HN users. I had my fair share of down votes, particularly about The Occupation in Palestine, but it was expected and I stand by my comments. I signed up as an anon, because its easier to post things that truthfully represent you without being worried about how it might affect your job 10 years later, and what the new trends might be that far in the future. I have a real name account, but its not as successful as this one, because I'm not really ready to comment on everything, also I really got lucky with that Proton post :). Also one note, I really wouldn't be able to use HN without the Awesome app called Glider, its an open source HN client on Android, and its really really good, especially for someone coming from infinity for reddit. Its has bugs, but in general its pretty good.

ansible 4y ago
In the last year, I have joined https://lobste.rs https://lobste.rs which is relatively low-volume, but tends towards high quality. It is entirely tech / programming focused, and politics and such are not allowed. It is an invite-only membership, so you have to know someone who will extend to you an invite. Since their account is listed as the sponsor for your own account (forever), your reputation will affect your sponsor's. Not automatically, but if the site admins see a particular person inviting a bunch of yaboos, there will be some kind of consequences. I too mostly don't use reddit for the mainstream subs, but instead of niche stuff like /r/RISCV and /r/rust.

ansible 4y ago

In the last year, I have joined https://lobste.rs https://lobste.rs which is relatively low-volume, but tends towards high quality. It is entirely tech / programming focused, and politics and such are not allowed. It is an invite-only membership, so you have to know someone who will extend to you an invite. Since their account is listed as the sponsor for your own account (forever), your reputation will affect your sponsor's. Not automatically, but if the site admins see a particular person inviting a bunch of yaboos, there will be some kind of consequences. I too mostly don't use reddit for the mainstream subs, but instead of niche stuff like /r/RISCV and /r/rust.