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"HN killer" begs the question: Is PG moving over to TechCrunch? I'm surprised at how many "experts" STILL equate technology with community...just tells me how
by fiaz 18y ago
"HN killer" begs the question:
Is PG moving over to TechCrunch?
I'm surprised at how many "experts" STILL equate technology with community...just tells me how many still don't "get it".
- tc 18y agoPlease: it 'raises' the question. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=538942 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=538942 Maybe just in this one lonely forum we can recover and preserve the meaning of the phrase. To beg the question is to make an argument that has a circular dependency.
- fiaz 18y agoThanks, I didn't know that! Back to the main point: any "killer" of a community has nothing to do with the underlying technology, but the people behind the community. The only way HN would be killed by TC is if PG were to be the motivating force behind whatever it is that is going on at TC, and at the same time kill HN himself (unlikely). I would sure as hell welcome whatever TC has to offer as a competitor to HN as this fosters diversity in thinking...and at the same time offer a second place to exercise the proper use of language.
- vlad 18y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=447529 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=447529
- Brushfire 18y agoI'm surprised at how many "experts" STILL equate technology with community...just tells me how many still don't "get it". Spot on. The value here is in the members, the ycomb founders, the community, the discussion, and the moderation of new people to enforce culture. Just comparing this place to techcrunch comments yields dramatic differences.