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HN is a social network
by 7moritz7 1y ago
HN is a social network
- cwillu 1y agoPlayboy circa 1980 is pornography, and yet it's not the same pornography as pornhub circa 2020
- 7moritz7 1y agoFair point, although "pre-social-media" would also be pre-HN. But I get what you mean
- throwaway2037 1y agoI think pre-HN would be like newsgroups... or, gasp, even dial-up bulliten boards.
- wkjagt 1y agoI have nothing against networks that are actually social. I hate the ones that are only social in name, but are actually just a way to serve ads to people, and are filled with low quality (often AI generated) content. That's why I put quotation marks around social. Maybe I should have said "so-called-social-networks", but I thought it was commonly understood.
- probably_wrong 1y agoI want to disagree: HN is social media, but it is not a social network. For it to be a social network there should be a way for me to indicate that I want to hear either more or less of you specifically, and yet HN is specifically designed to be more about ideas than about people.
- wkjagt 1y agoExcellent point. I've never made the distinction really, but you're right. There's no relationship building here, just sharing and commenting.