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HN ia is read by experts in any number of fields from biotech, to medicine, physics, farming, or nearly anything else. If there are 150 people programming in Zi

HN ia is read by experts in any number of fields from biotech, to medicine, physics, farming, or nearly anything else. If there are 150 people programming in Zig, most of them likely read HN. The more niche the tech, I think the higher the odds the users are here. But to your point, I don't know why some of these things rise to the front page in the first place. My current frustration is links to blog posts. I'm starting to ask myself "who is this person and why should I care about their opinion?" It's one thing to link research, or even a book, but a few of the blogs lately.... The topic sounds interesting, but the content sometimes makes me realize it's just some dudes blog and not professional advice. I'd kinda like some kind of (opinion) tag on those.

milsorgen 3y ago
I think you touch on a good example do why discernment is such a valuable skill, a skill that should forever be practiced and honed. I don't mind reading some dudes take on things for even if he's wrong he might drop an item or two that gets me thinking. For instance I've been reading (and re-reading) Robert Henri's The Art Spirit which if you judge the book by its cover is focused on painting yet I find ideas and advice that I can apply all across my life to great benefit. I've read a lot of blogs on here that may or may not be filled with good information but within many of them I have found what I find to be great ideas.
samtho 3y ago
There is very little in the blogosphere of 2023 that isn’t just some rando’s hot takes or a regurgitated idea that consists of a few Wikipedia pages sent through a word spinner. The truly interesting blogs are those who are written by known subject matter experts with success in their field and something interesting to say such as original research or personal observation resulting from what they are an expert in.
- Foobar8568 3y ago
  I'd say the content became unreachable, I wanted to find some examples of piano piece programs students did to get in music bachelor/master, I couldn't find any. So while I found a post there or there in a forum, generally speaking it was from kids who was projecting their next 3 years. So we live in an era where everyone is sharing their life, experience and knowledge but nothing is reachable/discoverable, or so much gatekeeped that it's only shared to follower(s) and the platform.

milsorgen 3y ago

I think you touch on a good example do why discernment is such a valuable skill, a skill that should forever be practiced and honed. I don't mind reading some dudes take on things for even if he's wrong he might drop an item or two that gets me thinking. For instance I've been reading (and re-reading) Robert Henri's The Art Spirit which if you judge the book by its cover is focused on painting yet I find ideas and advice that I can apply all across my life to great benefit. I've read a lot of blogs on here that may or may not be filled with good information but within many of them I have found what I find to be great ideas.

samtho 3y ago

There is very little in the blogosphere of 2023 that isn’t just some rando’s hot takes or a regurgitated idea that consists of a few Wikipedia pages sent through a word spinner. The truly interesting blogs are those who are written by known subject matter experts with success in their field and something interesting to say such as original research or personal observation resulting from what they are an expert in.

Foobar8568 3y ago
I'd say the content became unreachable, I wanted to find some examples of piano piece programs students did to get in music bachelor/master, I couldn't find any. So while I found a post there or there in a forum, generally speaking it was from kids who was projecting their next 3 years. So we live in an era where everyone is sharing their life, experience and knowledge but nothing is reachable/discoverable, or so much gatekeeped that it's only shared to follower(s) and the platform.