> "Everyone stays strangers, ... It’s no longer a village, but something like a train station. The default mode of being is passing through. People come and go,

> "Everyone stays strangers, ... It’s no longer a village, but something like a train station. The default mode of being is passing through. People come and go, and there’s no real sense of belonging." > "It’s an oppressive, alienating, and disempowering environment." Strongly disagree. For me, the absence of 'social baggage' in large stranger-to-stranger boards like HN is liberating, while village-style boards are intimidating. I do not want to 'build community', i want to discuss topic.