Biggest differences I notice is Reddit not only tolerates but it rewards jokes / puns / non-seriousness but on HN it's really hard to avoid being downvoted when

Biggest differences I notice is Reddit not only tolerates but it rewards jokes / puns / non-seriousness but on HN it's really hard to avoid being downvoted when telling a joke. Beyond that I don't think there is much difference; there is a hive-mind in HN just like reddit (and like any social experience; it's human nature so impossible to avoid). One thing I will say is on HN, after like 3 or 4 comments within 10 minutes I usually can't post another comment again for another 30+ minutes (I've never been able to quantify the amount of comments required to trigger the throttle and how long it lasts). So it's really difficult to have any type of quick, back and forth conversations / discussions on HN but on Reddit, even though they have a throttle, it's no where near as aggressive so it's more possible there. I'm not sure the HN throttle is necessarily bad but I know I don't enjoy its aggressiveness.