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I would enjoy an HN chat. Is there one?
- mmarian 1y agoI tried doing this a while back. People aren't really interested in this format here, which is totally understandable. This person had a go at 1-to-1 chats, too https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39067496 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39067496
- jerawaj740 1y agoi may build it to put it in my portfolio to get a job, but what makes ppl use it ?
- lysace 1y agoDo a Show HN post when it’s live. And a few more :). Care about it. Be a good host.
- jerawaj740 1y agoyou didn't answer the question: why makes ppl use it ? fun ? or share knowledge/opportunities ?
- pillefitz 1y agoHe did. "Care about it. Be a good host" is why people use the application vs. yet another soulless experience.
- fullStackOasis 1y agoWouldn't you need an HN OAuth for this to work?
- chrsw 1y agoWhat about just an IRC channel?
- brudgers 1y agoPut an email in your profile and anyone who wants to chat can reach out
- firefax 1y agoit's hard to stay anonymous and say anything of substance, doubly so when you start linking handles
- lysace 1y agoThat’s like speed chess vs chess by mail. They are nothing like each other.
- axegon_ 1y agoThis. I've had my email for years. Admittedly my engagement on HN is chaotic and somewhat rare but in all those years, I think I've had half a dozen one-off emails.
- brudgers 1y agoMaybe that shows the actual benefit (or lack thereof) DM would have? I mean "one-off" suggests that what you received might not have delivered significant value -- what I get is usually please-use-my-product marketing encouraged only by my non-negative commenting.
- figassis 1y agoI love the idea, then I think about it a bit more and the value I see on HN is that almost all information is accessible. Would not want a discord like experience. I get we also want a human connection, but if you really need a human, maybe let’s have HN meetups. It takes more efforts ao people will do it less, but it means conversations will continue to happen here, publicly.
- aliasmaya 1y agoLike brainstorm with a team, I just love it
- aaron695 1y ago[dead]
- sublinear 1y agoProbably the destruction of HN
- khurs 1y agoHey, I just discovered this HN chat room. How is everyone? Is Zuckerberg really a robot?
- throwaway843 1y agoBack in the day there was a browser plugin for ICQ that let you chat with anyone else on the same webpage. That was ～2000. I'm convinced the web has not only gone nowhere but regressed since 2009.
- cylinderthought 1y agomake a discord you can just do things
- gaws 1y ago> make a discord No one wants that.