> Are you at all worried that the increased comment friction will cause us to lose a lot of users? Not speaking for pg, but he's stated in the past that growth

> Are you at all worried that the increased comment friction will cause us to lose a lot of users? Not speaking for pg, but he's stated in the past that growth was never a goal for HN. HN could lose a lot of users and still be no worse off than it was 4 years ago, and it was pretty OK 4 years ago.