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That already happened c. 2013 when signal declined as early adopters and the cool kids from YC batches were swamped and dissuaded by randos. Nowadays, there are
by 1letterunixname 4y ago
That already happened c. 2013 when signal declined as early adopters and the cool kids from YC batches were swamped and dissuaded by randos. Nowadays, there are so many on HN who aren't part of the startup, academia, or STEM scene that there isn't nearly as much signal as there was. I think the only solution for a high-signal news aggregator + comments is invite-only with a small fee.
(I constantly throw away accounts whenever they reach 1-3k karma. It doesn't mean anything and it brings out the true nature of people when they believe they have the upper hand.)
- PakG1 4y agoNot sure whether or not the small fee would do anything other than make it more elitist, and money is not necessarily a predictor of community member quality. The only thing a fee might do is dissuade mass spam bots, but HN doesn't seem to have a spam bot problem. Not that I have a better answer though.