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>I’ve tried posting on Twitter (or X, whatever it’s called now). The result? 12 views, no reactions, zero engagement. Just a void. All new accounts are shadowb

>I’ve tried posting on Twitter (or X, whatever it’s called now). The result? 12 views, no reactions, zero engagement. Just a void. All new accounts are shadowbanned into the 'spam' filter. You likely also didnt connect with a topic or thread that had any activity. Twitter approaches things differently that's all. >Here, I shared my projects, joined discussions, and felt something real: No likes. No follower counts. Just humans and ideas You have 6 likes at the time i opened this thread. 5 comments in an hour. They absolutely do have an algo that takes into account these things. >I hope Hacker News lives forever. Because if places like this disappear, we’ll lose something truly important. I think it was something like month or 2 ago when vpn usage started mattering on HN and it really improved.

FerkiHN 1y ago
Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I understand that Twitter/X has its own rules and filters — maybe I just wasn’t “using it right.” But what struck me wasn’t just the low engagement — it was the feeling. Everything there feels like noise. Hacker News feels like signal. Sure, HN has scoring and ranking behind the scenes too, but it still feels... human. Like people here actually read what you write. And that’s rare these days. And yeah — the VPN filtering really helped! I’ve noticed less spam lately too. Whatever the mods and devs did, it’s clearly working. By the way, I still use Twitter/X — been there for about two months now. But even after spending time there, the engagement is way lower compared to what I’ve experienced on HN. That says a lot. Appreciate your thoughts! Just wanted to share what this place means to me.