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Not without third party tools. Dang thinks this basic feature that has existed in forums since the dawn of time promotes toxicity.

episteme 4y ago
Something existing for a long time says nothing about whether it is positive or not.
- TylerLives 4y ago
  It was positive enough for people to use it for a long time, while having the ability to change it and not doing so. Surely that means something?
  - throwaway71271 4y ago
    it does not mean it was positive, people do a lot of things since the dawn of time (slavery for example). the fact that something was used for a long time means only that it was used for a long time, and everything else is up for interpretation.
    - sheusndudn 4y ago
      this dang?
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - ctxc 4y ago
    Most of its usage is on platforms where engagement is how they make money. Any kind of engagement. Considering flamewars, nitpicking and arguments are goldmines that capture user attention, it's in the platform's best interest to draw attention to threads via notifications. Is this the right thing for HN? I don't know. But they've decided it's worth the trade off, I think.
hombre_fatal 4y ago
And most forums break down into toxic fights since the dawn of time. What’s the problem with his view? On a forum it really is much better when you give your 2c and then forget about the thread than hovering over it intercepting every new utterance. Time to close the browser tab.
jason-phillips 4y ago
> Dang thinks this basic feature that has existed in forums since the dawn of time promotes toxicity. It lowers the barrier to entry, coddling and inevitably inviting the lazy, thus nudging the needle towards the lowest common denominator, which is ill-advised.
- counttheforks 4y ago
  gatekeeping is toxic
  - jason-phillips 4y ago
    When I bar you from my house because your muddy boots will soil the floor, I have faith that you will somehow survive this terrible injustice.
  - Beaver117 4y ago
    Gatekeeping is not toxic. Where did people get this idea?

episteme 4y ago

Something existing for a long time says nothing about whether it is positive or not.

TylerLives 4y ago
It was positive enough for people to use it for a long time, while having the ability to change it and not doing so. Surely that means something?
- throwaway71271 4y ago
  it does not mean it was positive, people do a lot of things since the dawn of time (slavery for example). the fact that something was used for a long time means only that it was used for a long time, and everything else is up for interpretation.
  - sheusndudn 4y ago
    this dang?
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- ctxc 4y ago
  Most of its usage is on platforms where engagement is how they make money. Any kind of engagement. Considering flamewars, nitpicking and arguments are goldmines that capture user attention, it's in the platform's best interest to draw attention to threads via notifications. Is this the right thing for HN? I don't know. But they've decided it's worth the trade off, I think.

hombre_fatal 4y ago

And most forums break down into toxic fights since the dawn of time. What’s the problem with his view? On a forum it really is much better when you give your 2c and then forget about the thread than hovering over it intercepting every new utterance. Time to close the browser tab.

jason-phillips 4y ago

> Dang thinks this basic feature that has existed in forums since the dawn of time promotes toxicity. It lowers the barrier to entry, coddling and inevitably inviting the lazy, thus nudging the needle towards the lowest common denominator, which is ill-advised.

counttheforks 4y ago
gatekeeping is toxic
- jason-phillips 4y ago
  When I bar you from my house because your muddy boots will soil the floor, I have faith that you will somehow survive this terrible injustice.
- Beaver117 4y ago
  Gatekeeping is not toxic. Where did people get this idea?