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And how do you get people to view said directory if they've never heard of it?
by dylan604 1y ago
And how do you get people to view said directory if they've never heard of it?
- thesuitonym 1y agoConsider that Hacker News does not advertise, and yet somehow you are here.
- dylan604 1y agoHacker News does not depend on me buying products from it for it's survival. If you can't see the difference in why a company cannot depend on word of mouth, then you're just really not trying to have an honest conversation.
- tcfhgj 1y agoPlenty companies don't advertise by shoving unwanted ads in people's faces.
- account42 1y agoHacker News depends on a constant stream of new users to keep the site alive, just like any other discussion forum. But you're right that unlike the average company this site seems to be OK with a stable but small user base and isn't aiming for unbounded exponential growth.
- jerf 1y agoHacker News does not advertise because it is a gigantic advertisement for YCombinator. This is not some sort of scurrilous accusation, they may not be constantly banging the table about it but it's not a secret.
- thesuitonym 1y agoI understand that, but the point is a good product spreads naturally.
- fknorangesite 1y agoMy dude, Hacker News is the ad. This forum doesn't exist to get you to comment on news stories; it exists to attract tech people to YC.
- tcfhgj 1y agoHacker News is as much an ad as a good product producing a happy customer
- fknorangesite 1y agoI think we're converging on "loss leader."
- lupusreal 1y agoIt's the way it used to be done with paper catalogues. If you're looking for a snowmobile then you go get a snowmobile catalog from a dealer who you looked up in a phonebook. But advertisers don't want to wait for somebody to decide they want a thing, they want to brainwash otherwise content people into wanting something they didn't previously want.