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Does hacker news count as social media?

• deleted 2y ago
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• 2024user 2y ago
  No imo. no real names, no real profiles, no following or friending people aka no connections, no chat/DMs, no personal updates, no tagging, no pictures/videos/stories
  • heresie-dabord 2y ago
    No opaque ranking system, no advertising, no opaque ranking system to favour content that induces negative engagement... And now more than before, HN is not social media because it actually has useful content and quality moderation.
    • arccy 2y ago
      > opaque ranking system people confused by the first page > no advertising all the hiring ads, and thinly veiled corp marketing blogs
• pessimizer 2y ago
  Yes.
• mch82 2y ago
  By the dictionary definition, yes. However, there are three key differences. (1) People rank the HN feed instead of an algorithm; (2) the incentives of YC, companies, and the HN community seem better aligned; (3) the user experience degrades significantly when posts get too many comments.
• Deprogrammer9 2y ago
  absolutely hacker news is social media..
• syndicatedjelly 2y ago
  No, it’s a forum. Everyone sees the exact same website (except for user-setting tweaks). There is no concept of “friends” or “followers”. The wensite intentionally looks boring so that the design doesn’t lure you too stick around too long.
• CmdrKrool 2y ago
  'n' -> [chrome or firefox autocomplete] -> news.ycombinator.com I have often been thinking about what this reflex does to my mind.