There's an expectation on MeFi that people's lived experience trumps people's hot takes. Whereas in a lot of communities, HN included, a majority viewpoint, ev

There's an expectation on MeFi that people's lived experience trumps people's hot takes. Whereas in a lot of communities, HN included, a majority viewpoint, even if it reflects a very shallow understanding, can be immensely popular. To some extent that's just bike-shedding, and maybe that's okay on HN, but Metafilter covers a wider range of topics, and handles a lot of them well.