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Agree with all your points, just wanted to note: > But the profile of HN has grown. It's a miracle that it's still an interesting and curious group This mirac
by hardwaresofton 2y ago
Agree with all your points, just wanted to note:
> But the profile of HN has grown. It's a miracle that it's still an interesting and curious group
This miracle is probably just hard work in disguise -- dang et al. HN also has a self-censorship bias and some self-enforcement, but mostly not an abrasive kind -- people (mostly) gently remind each other of the rules, and sometimes viciously downvote comments that are not useful/in the spirit of HN.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoHN and Dan’s work are arguably worth more than the VC part of YC. The VC side plays the capital musical chairs game (selling the equity to a greater fool before the music stops), this is the valuable output from that.
- dcminter 2y agoOh I entirely concur; I think there's a team of sorts, not just Dan, but I'm sure the gentle steering is a huge part of the reason things are still on course. https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...