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Who are you degenerates who like without commenting? If you like it tell hn why lol

by marysminefnuf 8mo ago

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random3 8mo ago
They do have nice pictures
andrewflnr 8mo ago
A high ratio of upvotes to comments is generally a sign of a high quality HN submission. It means that most people don't feel the need to add anything or argue about it. If we're going to throw around accusations of being a "degenerate", I think it fits better on people who can't stop themselves from commenting even if they have nothing useful to say.
- marysminefnuf 8mo ago
  im kidding lol. its just a funny observation. its kinda like if you like it then its good to know the educational value of it for future reference. im always suspicious of high upvote to low comment ratios so i like it when users call it out.
- lich_king 8mo ago
  > A high ratio of upvotes to comments is generally a sign of a high quality HN submission. I think that the parent is trolling, but I don't think what you're saying is true. Low number of comments usually means that no one understands the topic, but they still want to upvote because it sounds interesting or geeky. High number of comments usually means a topic where everyone feels like they can chime in without reading the article, just reacting to the title. We're not that sophisticated. And you have evidence of this on the front page right now. A story about AI copyright with 388 comments, versus Scott Aaronson's short rant about quantum algorithms with 12 comments.
  - andrewflnr 8mo ago
    > High number of comments usually means a topic where everyone feels like they can chime in without reading the article, just reacting to the title. Would we be in agreement that this describes a low quality submission? If not in a way that's the submitter's fault, then at least indicating a low-quality discussion? Edit: I guess even in your cynical framing, I think the topic only upvoted because people think it's geeky is still usually better than the one where people are reacting to the title.
spartanatreyu 8mo ago
Upvoting is for recognising that something is worth sharing to other users. Commenting is for discussion. These are orthogonal, mutually exclusive matters.

Who are you degenerates who like without commenting? If you like it tell hn why lol

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random3 8mo ago

They do have nice pictures

andrewflnr 8mo ago

A high ratio of upvotes to comments is generally a sign of a high quality HN submission. It means that most people don't feel the need to add anything or argue about it. If we're going to throw around accusations of being a "degenerate", I think it fits better on people who can't stop themselves from commenting even if they have nothing useful to say.

marysminefnuf 8mo ago
im kidding lol. its just a funny observation. its kinda like if you like it then its good to know the educational value of it for future reference. im always suspicious of high upvote to low comment ratios so i like it when users call it out.
lich_king 8mo ago
> A high ratio of upvotes to comments is generally a sign of a high quality HN submission. I think that the parent is trolling, but I don't think what you're saying is true. Low number of comments usually means that no one understands the topic, but they still want to upvote because it sounds interesting or geeky. High number of comments usually means a topic where everyone feels like they can chime in without reading the article, just reacting to the title. We're not that sophisticated. And you have evidence of this on the front page right now. A story about AI copyright with 388 comments, versus Scott Aaronson's short rant about quantum algorithms with 12 comments.
- andrewflnr 8mo ago
  > High number of comments usually means a topic where everyone feels like they can chime in without reading the article, just reacting to the title. Would we be in agreement that this describes a low quality submission? If not in a way that's the submitter's fault, then at least indicating a low-quality discussion? Edit: I guess even in your cynical framing, I think the topic only upvoted because people think it's geeky is still usually better than the one where people are reacting to the title.

spartanatreyu 8mo ago

Upvoting is for recognising that something is worth sharing to other users. Commenting is for discussion. These are orthogonal, mutually exclusive matters.