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On HN, there is the effect of clusterisation. People tend to comment and communicate with others on topics in which they have interest or significant knowledge.
by bluetomcat 4y ago
On HN, there is the effect of clusterisation. People tend to comment and communicate with others on topics in which they have interest or significant knowledge. One set of topics would interest startup founders, another set would interest lonesome tinkerers, a third set would interest artsy types.
To put all those people on one table certainly might help in exchanging different perspectives, but the conversation probably wouldn't have the same depth.
- HPsquared 4y agoThe mode of interaction is totally different in person. In a text discussion I can skim through several pages and find a point that resonates, then respond with something topical/helpful. In person, you're limited to a single stream of conversation (maybe more if you walk around), there's not the same 'wide area scanning' mechanism.
- robertlagrant 4y agoMaybe we need a vim/emacs tickbox option so we know how to seat people.