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A large portion of HN would have to cross an international border.

• alephnerd 1y ago
  Maybe, but this was a convo during "American" hours and largely in the American context. Late afternoon PST/EST tends to be when Asian and European HN is sleeping. Asian HN seems to start up around 10-11pm PST, European HN seems to peak around 3am-7am PST, and "Global" HN seems to be around 7am-10am PST.
  • mmooss 1y ago
    You based your comment on the current time around the world? :) Maybe the person you responded to was up late or early or was referring to people who might be asleep. Do they not exist if they are asleep?
    • alephnerd 1y ago
      > You based your comment on the current time around the world? :) Yep! HN's tone has massive shifts depending on the time of usage, and basically turns into entirely different forums. > Do they not exist if they are asleep? That's more of a Descartes question than a me question /s But yea fair.