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Well, don't know about homogeneity - as we're not 'mass market', and it's a semi-specialised field, people on HN seem to be above the average 'smart' (not going
by hitchhiker999 12y ago
Well, don't know about homogeneity - as we're not 'mass market', and it's a semi-specialised field, people on HN seem to be above the average 'smart' (not going to say IQ)
1 - Smart people tend to have differing views, and be capable of expressing them.
2 - Really smart people tend to continually learn, so expect those views to change.
3 - Smart types generally counter an argument without too many obvious logical fallacies, so more gets said here than elsewhere (generally)
I doubt there'll ever be a mass consensus here, and that suits me fine. I've learnt a LOT from you guys!
I will say that I'm more comfortable expressing my true opinions here, than on a site like 'Reddit'.
Emotionally: Reddit feels mass market now, HN feels more genuine and soulful in a sense.
EDIT: I really hang out here for the community, not interested in VC related stuff - perhaps quite a few of us are here for that.
- stcredzero 12y agoWell, don't know about homogeneity - as we're not 'mass market' HN seems to be the thick root of the long tail. Over time, it's less about intellectualism and more about group conformity. People just take comfort in belonging to an ostensibly intellectually elite group and use that as a proxy for real intellectualism. This is why there's a new norm of down voting to disagree. Now there's flagging to disagree. Also, there's now so much posting, new headlines that lack an up voting cabal have to be hand-promoted by mods to have a hope of being seen. HN has been overrun by many who don't understand intellectual integrity and operate on the premise that it's allowed if the mechanisms allow it. Pretty much, it's now reddit as of a few years ago.
- hitchhiker999 12y agoI hope you're wrong. But the 'rot' you describe does eventually overwhelm most of these communities.