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While looking over my GitHub account settings just now, I noticed that you can now designate a successor: > By clicking "Add Successor" below, I acknowledge th

by troymc 4y ago

While looking over my GitHub account settings just now, I noticed that you can now designate a successor: > By clicking "Add Successor" below, I acknowledge that I am the owner of the @ttmc account, and am authorizing GitHub to transfer content within that account to my GitHub Successor, designated below, in the event of my death. I understand that..." https://github.com/settings/admin https://github.com/settings/admin

Victerius 4y ago
@Dang, when will we be able to designate successors to our HN accounts?
- TheAceOfHearts 4y ago
  In the future children will argue over who inherits their parent's Hacker News karma. To avoid legal complications be sure to specify in your will which favorite child inherits your Hacker News legacy.
  - teaearlgraycold 4y ago
    Will there be an inheritance tax on HN karma?
    - masklinn 4y ago
      It must lest HN ends up with a permanent upper class of exclusive commenters.
      - kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
        That's actually what happened at Slashdot. I scraped a slice of all postings a few years ago and there was a notable trend where early UIDs below 200K were posting the bulk of comments.
    - selcuka 4y ago
      Absolutely. There should also be a wealth tax system that automatically reduces your karma by 1% every month, and distributes that amount equally to other commenters.
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- dotancohen 4y ago
  It's important to note the difference between our online personas, such as HN accounts, and our online self-appointed responsibilities, such as our Github accounts. I understand the reasoning for a clear path of succession of the latter. I do not believe that the former should carry on after our deaths. Our personas should die with us.
  - nextaccountic 4y ago
    There should be at least the possibility of making a post announcing the death and a build a virtual memorial
junon 4y ago
This has been a thing for years and years.
- jwilk 4y ago
  About 2 years: https://github.blog/changelog/2020-05-11-account-successors/ https://github.blog/changelog/2020-05-11-account-successors/

by troymc 4y ago

Victerius 4y ago

@Dang, when will we be able to designate successors to our HN accounts?

TheAceOfHearts 4y ago
In the future children will argue over who inherits their parent's Hacker News karma. To avoid legal complications be sure to specify in your will which favorite child inherits your Hacker News legacy.
- teaearlgraycold 4y ago
  Will there be an inheritance tax on HN karma?
  - masklinn 4y ago
    It must lest HN ends up with a permanent upper class of exclusive commenters.
    - kevin_thibedeau 4y ago
      That's actually what happened at Slashdot. I scraped a slice of all postings a few years ago and there was a notable trend where early UIDs below 200K were posting the bulk of comments.
  - selcuka 4y ago
    Absolutely. There should also be a wealth tax system that automatically reduces your karma by 1% every month, and distributes that amount equally to other commenters.
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dotancohen 4y ago
It's important to note the difference between our online personas, such as HN accounts, and our online self-appointed responsibilities, such as our Github accounts. I understand the reasoning for a clear path of succession of the latter. I do not believe that the former should carry on after our deaths. Our personas should die with us.
- nextaccountic 4y ago
  There should be at least the possibility of making a post announcing the death and a build a virtual memorial

junon 4y ago

This has been a thing for years and years.

jwilk 4y ago
About 2 years: https://github.blog/changelog/2020-05-11-account-successors/ https://github.blog/changelog/2020-05-11-account-successors/