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In case it's not obvious from the juxtaposition of our two posts, I completely agree. Having "tech famous" people on HN is great not because they're tech famou
by SCdF 14y ago
In case it's not obvious from the juxtaposition of our two posts, I completely agree.
Having "tech famous" people on HN is great not because they're tech famous, but because they can provide the sorts of information that made them tech famous (as in, they're smart / knowledgeable). It's not important that they're famous, it's important that they can often provide insight into what we're talking about, because they were / are involved.
Reddit AMAs, when they're about a specific person (as opposed to a profession) seem to mostly be "You're awesome, I just wanted to ask, how did you get so awesome?" and variants.
- rustynails77 14y ago>seem to mostly be "You're awesome, I just wanted to ask, how did you get so awesome?" To be fair, that's why I come to HN instead of Reddit (which I NEVER visit). HN is an amazing site with many high quality posts - I think Reddit at the opposite end of the spectrum - because that's what it was when I last looked at it years ago. A variant of this idea by the OP could work if it was handled correctly - for example, if Richard Branson was invited to talk about establishing successful corporate cultures. If there was an emphasis on a specific individual with a specific topic, then this could work. Lastly, please don't turn HN into Reddit. I honestly believe this would kill the exact thing that makes this site unique.