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Hacker news is an algorithmically influenced discussion board, the comment voting system shared by both HN and reddit influences the way people conduct themselv
by mcpackieh 3y ago
Hacker news is an algorithmically influenced discussion board, the comment voting system shared by both HN and reddit influences the way people conduct themselves, and not always for the better.
- Karrot_Kream 3y agoUsenet had no upvotes and still had plenty of flamethreads.
- fsckboy 3y agothat doesn't mean that voting doesn't make the problem worse. And before eternal September, the internet was nerds, the "unpopular kids". When all the normies showed up, the incentives shifted.