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This is an unpopular opinion, but I think Hacker News would be a worse experience with link previews. One of the best things about this site, ui-wise, is that
by Dig1t 3y ago
This is an unpopular opinion, but I think Hacker News would be a worse experience with link previews.
One of the best things about this site, ui-wise, is that it feels "focused".
The focus is not on the links posted but on the text surrounding them, if you want to give a preview for what your link is talking about, you just explain it.
It also encourages less lazy discussion, because the title and pictures don't jump through the link into the current context.
It might not be a bad thing for X in the same way it works well here.
- andrewinardeer 3y agoWhat makes you think your opinion is unpopular?
- meepmorp 3y agoNobody wants to start off their comment with, "this is an utterly banal statement," not enough gravitas.
- fknorangesite 3y agoGSV The Banality of Gravitas
- genmud 3y agoAnd yet, we are talking about X. Which currently shows a cover photo and nothing else about a link, so you have no idea what the link / article / page is about. Many people share links with commentary and without clicking on an article you would have no idea other than a photo, about what the commentary is referring to.
- chownie 3y agoBut they've done the opposite, dropped the headline and just kept the picture. When you can only advertise your content through the picture, you get YouTube thumbnails, not HN.