> they're in "transmit-only mode" Being on HN for "only" about 6-7 years this is something I've always found quite bizarre, comparing to old forums. Discussio

> they're in "transmit-only mode" Being on HN for "only" about 6-7 years this is something I've always found quite bizarre, comparing to old forums. Discussions here die after roughly 16 hours. Because there's basically 4 entry points, front/new/past/ask, sorted by recent-ish, for millions of users, as opposed to themed sections and threads, everyone is incentivised to say what they want then move on. Comments are disposable. If you're not here every day religiously, you're not part of the discussion. Even if you are, but live in a timezone too distant from the US, by the time you get to read the most popular threads they're already obsolete. Hell, I don't even know if you, the person I'm replying to, will read this.