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There may be more than one person posting on HN.

by ISL 4y ago

concinds 4y ago
The comment was about the internet "hivemind"; no need to be pedantic about it. Keep in mind that upwards of 95% of people will read comments but not post any themselves (and to address an obvious retort, sure, it'll be a different 95% for each submission). So the general "tone" of the comments absolutely impacts public perception, especially now that practically no-one consumes straight-news without social media commentary. Redditors use identical arguments: "we're different people!" when their website is the most groupthink-y of all.
- FeepingCreature 4y ago
  Threads are groupthink, but subreddits with diverse topics are less groupthink than you'd think. Different user groups turn out for different headlines, at different times, etc.
Xorlev 4y ago
While true, I think it was illustrating the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" approach HN takes to Google in general.
- johndfsgdgdfg 4y ago
  Well, Google invades our privacy. Google holds its users hostages to money. I am glad that HN is doing its job to stop Google.
  - vanviegen 4y ago
    Hostages? I'd say Google is better than most regarding data portability, assuming that's what you're referring to, offering 'takeout' for just about everything.
- jchw 4y ago
  Personally, I have no idea why people are so upset about WebM and AV1 and etc. Like sure, they're not necessarily God's gift to AV, but they're reasonable enough, and patent unencumbered. Google may be awful, but that doesn't mean the incentives can't align. I can tell you that my incentives are perpendicularly aligned with MPEG-LA's in this situation, so...
- neurostimulant 4y ago
  You can't please everyone when your service is used by half of the world's population.
- andsoitis 4y ago
  > HN takes to Google in general Not exclusive to HN. Humans just have different opinions.
  - tedd4u 4y ago
    But HN moderators usually seem to upvote the complaints over the kudos.
P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
wait, what? Are you sure that's true? I think maybe you're responding sarcastically to yourself while eating this burrito.

There may be more than one person posting on HN.

by ISL 4y ago

There may be more than one person posting on HN.

The comment was about the internet "hivemind"; no need to be pedantic about it. Keep in mind that upwards of 95% of people will read comments but not post any themselves (and to address an obvious retort, sure, it'll be a different 95% for each submission). So the general "tone" of the comments absolutely impacts public perception, especially now that practically no-one consumes straight-news without social media commentary. Redditors use identical arguments: "we're different people!" when their website is the most groupthink-y of all.

FeepingCreature 4y ago
Threads are groupthink, but subreddits with diverse topics are less groupthink than you'd think. Different user groups turn out for different headlines, at different times, etc.

Xorlev 4y ago

While true, I think it was illustrating the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" approach HN takes to Google in general.

johndfsgdgdfg 4y ago
Well, Google invades our privacy. Google holds its users hostages to money. I am glad that HN is doing its job to stop Google.
- vanviegen 4y ago
  Hostages? I'd say Google is better than most regarding data portability, assuming that's what you're referring to, offering 'takeout' for just about everything.
jchw 4y ago
Personally, I have no idea why people are so upset about WebM and AV1 and etc. Like sure, they're not necessarily God's gift to AV, but they're reasonable enough, and patent unencumbered. Google may be awful, but that doesn't mean the incentives can't align. I can tell you that my incentives are perpendicularly aligned with MPEG-LA's in this situation, so...
neurostimulant 4y ago
You can't please everyone when your service is used by half of the world's population.
andsoitis 4y ago
> HN takes to Google in general Not exclusive to HN. Humans just have different opinions.
- tedd4u 4y ago
  But HN moderators usually seem to upvote the complaints over the kudos.

P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago

wait, what? Are you sure that's true? I think maybe you're responding sarcastically to yourself while eating this burrito.