I’ve been here for 6 years and the format is still a breath of fresh air when I come back from things like Twitter or Reddit. It’s not that I’m opposed to chan

I’ve been here for 6 years and the format is still a breath of fresh air when I come back from things like Twitter or Reddit. It’s not that I’m opposed to change really. I love good ideas, and being surprised by new and unfamiliar things is usually a joy. Communication via text is hard to improve upon though, and I’m not convinced any major social media platforms have found ways to improve this in any meaningful ways. I want to read interesting things and discuss them with interesting people. This is hard on most platforms. HN makes it easier than everything else I use.