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This seems nauseatingly reddit-like.

byrneseyeview 19y ago
I was wondering when this would get posted. I assumed the video wouldn't make it to the front page, but apparently all it takes is a 'startup' twist. On an unrelated note, has anyone noticed that Ron Paul's campaign is just like a startup? He's even making something people want!
- Caligula 19y ago
  If by something you mean nothing, then yes you are right.
  - mangodrunk 19y ago
    If by nothing you mean he wants the government to have nothing to do with our business, then yes you are right. Anyways, this article is stupid, he catches some girl off guard and asks a dumb question. And he tries to link it with "having a sales pitch down". I wasted my time looking at the site, I wasted my time replying to a troll, and now I just wasted time adding my two cents on this article.
alex_c 19y ago
Don't worry, there are lots of good "Top X" lists being posted to make up for it :p
transburgh 19y ago
Isn't that the change from "Startup News" to "Hacker News" was meant for? To have more news that was off-topic and non-startup to brake up all the same posts?
- rms 19y ago
  Yes. But there's still a certain aversion to having truly mainstream news on this site. For now, it's not a problem because the mainstream news is pretty rare.
  - transburgh 19y ago
    I will keep the humorous posts to a minimum.
    - rms 19y ago
      They really don't bother me, I'd encourage you to post whatever you want. It's up to Paul Graham and the editors to fix it if there is a problem.
- ecuzzillo 19y ago
  The point was to make it like reddit-of-old, not reddit-of-now. This is nauseatingly reddit-of-now-like.
  - rms 19y ago
    It also made boingboing (and wasn't even posted by Xeni). It's interesting and funny. It doesn't bother me. You should try not to let it bother you either.
  - floam 19y ago
    Reddit-of-old had this stuff. Just in manageable small quantities sprinkled over the smart stuff. As long as it stays close to this ratio, I think it's fine.

I was wondering when this would get posted. I assumed the video wouldn't make it to the front page, but apparently all it takes is a 'startup' twist. On an unrelated note, has anyone noticed that Ron Paul's campaign is just like a startup? He's even making something people want!

Caligula 19y ago
If by something you mean nothing, then yes you are right.
- mangodrunk 19y ago
  If by nothing you mean he wants the government to have nothing to do with our business, then yes you are right. Anyways, this article is stupid, he catches some girl off guard and asks a dumb question. And he tries to link it with "having a sales pitch down". I wasted my time looking at the site, I wasted my time replying to a troll, and now I just wasted time adding my two cents on this article.

alex_c 19y ago

Don't worry, there are lots of good "Top X" lists being posted to make up for it :p

transburgh 19y ago

Isn't that the change from "Startup News" to "Hacker News" was meant for? To have more news that was off-topic and non-startup to brake up all the same posts?

rms 19y ago
Yes. But there's still a certain aversion to having truly mainstream news on this site. For now, it's not a problem because the mainstream news is pretty rare.
- transburgh 19y ago
  I will keep the humorous posts to a minimum.
  - rms 19y ago
    They really don't bother me, I'd encourage you to post whatever you want. It's up to Paul Graham and the editors to fix it if there is a problem.
ecuzzillo 19y ago
The point was to make it like reddit-of-old, not reddit-of-now. This is nauseatingly reddit-of-now-like.
- rms 19y ago
  It also made boingboing (and wasn't even posted by Xeni). It's interesting and funny. It doesn't bother me. You should try not to let it bother you either.
- floam 19y ago
  Reddit-of-old had this stuff. Just in manageable small quantities sprinkled over the smart stuff. As long as it stays close to this ratio, I think it's fine.