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If HN is a merely ok news aggregator that is ultimately just a podium (?) for YC cos to market themselves, why do you use it so much?

• benologist 14y ago
  For the same reason I used forums, Slashdot, Digg and Reddit before HN - these sites start off very interesting and addictive and then they gradually appeal to a wider and wider audience and in doing so become less interesting. Or maybe it's because I'm growing (or shrinking I guess). Either way one of us is not keeping pace. If it wasn't a podium for YC companies we would see very few of them being mentioned because most of them just aren't that good a match for this audience, so it's forced.
  • robryan 14y ago
    If they aren't a good match for the audience, why are they being upvoted as much as they are? Not that all YC startups get heaps of attention on here, some pass by almost unnoticed.
    • benologist 14y ago
      YC founders' userids show up in orange to one another, and there is a page where they can see one anothers' submissions. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025168 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5025168
      • djt 14y ago
        But why are you still an active member then?