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I really don't understand what is going on with the top page of HN. At the time of this message, this link is in third position with only 5 points. It is an p
by greatgib 4y ago
I really don't understand what is going on with the top page of HN.
At the time of this message, this link is in third position with only 5 points.
It is an philosophical economic/historical éditorial piece.
Probably not too bad as a thesis, and a little bit of interesting for curiosity, but a long a little bit boring post with nothing particularly thrilling, or related to hacker news main interests.
Looks like a lot like long NY posts, not so interesting, that we see posted regularly.
- zeckalpha 4y agoThere's been connections between this community and the history of Italy since before HN was a thing. You may be interested in pg's Hackers and Painters.
- pelasaco 4y agoIt's matter of taste. I prefer this kind of article that those about "how to make your product annoying through gamification to guarantee eternal growth to your company"
- h2odragon 4y ago"Quirky" things tend to happen on weekends. In this case I will guess that the upvotes / time were more positive than anything else; there being few people reading through /newest early this morning.
- inglor_cz 4y agoI don't particularly agree with that article, but I find it more interesting than many others that landed up on the top page. The hacker community is defined, amongst others, by its very diverse field of interests.