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Wait, isn't that the point of the ad-supported internet?

• danem 3y ago
  No ads on HN, and yet there's still rage-bait here on a daily basis.
  • version_five 3y ago
    HN is an ad for ycombinator. It's just that it's better than 99.9% of ads, but there's still the trap of needing eyeballs, which directed rage provides.
    • dang 3y ago
      We've been trying to de-direct rage for 16+ years! it's fortunately part of whatever HN's business model is