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But... you are here in HN with the rest of us. Why are you reading the comments of people you couldn't care less about? Of course, as someone who never uses Tw
by probably_wrong 4y ago
But... you are here in HN with the rest of us. Why are you reading the comments of people you couldn't care less about?
Of course, as someone who never uses Twitter and yet has been here since 2013 I have a good feeling of what your answer is likely to be. But my deeper point is: people get out of Twitter the same that I (and maybe you) get out of HN. Different strokes for different folks.
- raxxorraxor 4y agoI think we shouldn't call HN social media, I wouldn't even call reddit social media. Yes, there are discussions. But the topic is the focus, while many other platforms, including Twitter, are people oriented. People curate your content, on the other platforms said content is decided by topic. Maybe use social media if you want to, but there is an inherit difference between these platforms. I had good discussions on HN but I couldn't name you any user, not even their handle. It isn't of particular interest most of the time. There are a few exceptions of course but those are far and few between. A bus ride just isn't the same as a party, even if many people come together.