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Is TikTok fundamentally different from HN in some way? Seems like you could say that about any platform you don't like.
by eli 10mo ago
Is TikTok fundamentally different from HN in some way? Seems like you could say that about any platform you don't like.
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- criddell 10mo agoI don't think HN has ever claimed to be especially innovative.
- hashstring 10mo agoFundamentally it’s super different from HN, what do you mean?
- rconti 10mo agoThe short video platforms are almost exclusively individual-algorithmic garbage-recommending platforms designed for maximum passivity. A couple major differences here are: * Not video * Meant more for commmunity/interactivity * Not individual algorithmic So a site like this optimizes for most-user-upvoted content, to try to surface content that is found interesting by people who are presumably somewhat like you. That seems pretty different from a self-serving platform that optimizes for whatever keeps you from blinking.
- insane_dreamer 10mo ago> Is TikTok fundamentally different from HN in some way? absolutely! - not ad driven - not follower / likes driven (yes, there's karma but there's no concept of following people, notifications for likes, etc.) - not engagement driven - not algorithmically driven (yes, the home page is, but you can just do /active for example, or /new ; I rarely go the home page) - there isn't an endless amount of "new content" - no hosted content (you have to link to something to show it) - no revenue