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kindof... not exactly back in the day, reddit was really like that, then digg collapsed after getting redesigned and then reddit started to dilute. that's when

• dylan604 3y ago
  > truly there's something about "internet scale" that is still boggling our collective mind/culture to this day to me, this is precisely why the echo chamber style places are the most popular. people just don't want to go some place to have their views challenged. the internet echo chambers are just internet scale versions of everyday life though. people hang out with like minded people. they prefer to live, shop, assemble with like minded people. it is the rare person that ventures of to areas that differ. the internet is just trying to homogenize itself, or the users are making it that way whether intentionally or not
  • dakial1 3y ago
    Well, I think here in HN we have a healthy (and educated) level of challenge no? And it seems to have a broad audience in terms of knowledge (not only techies now) and also lots of countries and cultures. There is a point of critical mass that turns the community very toxic, I can pinpoint when exactly, but my guess is when you can't properly moderate everything anymore. The bigger the community the heavier the moderation.