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No, if HN had 'subreddits', it would be an entirely different thing than it is right now. And there's nothing about the technology or design or management or cl
by CommieBobDole 4y ago
No, if HN had 'subreddits', it would be an entirely different thing than it is right now. And there's nothing about the technology or design or management or clientele of the site that would assist it in being a general-purpose forum hosting site like Reddit is.
Might as well ask "should Apple stop selling electronics and become a company that drills for and refines oil?" Because there's about as much relevance between the two.
- brewdad 4y agoI wouldn't go that far. Maybe more like, now that Apple has the M2 chip, should they stop making devices and focus on music and entertainment? Subreddits would fundamentally change how HN is used and lower the diversity of discourse. Obvious trolls aside, I appreciate when someone offers a perspective I hadn't considered. This is also a site filled with people way more knowledgeable about certain topics than I could ever hope to be yet still allows me to chime in from time to time because of the variety of topics that make the front page.