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> Why do so many commenters on HN always sound so confident, yet none of them work in publishing? I find this with almost any topic I am familiar with. The ab
by testHNac 3y ago
> Why do so many commenters on HN always sound so confident, yet none of them work in publishing?
I find this with almost any topic I am familiar with.
The absolute confidence with which certain things were stated on HN was completely different from my lived experience.
This made me start placing less value on HN comments, and going and reading up more when I found a topic interesting.
I also find comments related to a certain worldviews generally get voted up more.
Probably it's because of the HN demographic.
- bombcar 3y agoHN is subject to all the trials and tribulations of any social media, it just hides some of it better through excellent moderation and consisting mainly of identical people.
- testHNac 3y agoIf I compare this to Reddit, there are subreddits for different topics with people of different mindset frequenting those subreddits. That at least offers you a space to discuss something which might not be popular with most readers. With HN you if your comment is completely against the thinking of a certain demographic ( identical people as you put it), it's downvoted heavily. No chance for constructive comments or discussion like on subreddits.
- Guest42 3y agoSame issue here, could be a topic that I have 10 years of experience in both academically and professionally. The instant contrarianism without any experiene is quite astounding.