There's some overlap between the two, of course. Personally, I frequent both. I self-censor here in a way that I won't on reddit, if for no other reason than to

There's some overlap between the two, of course. Personally, I frequent both. I self-censor here in a way that I won't on reddit, if for no other reason than to help curate the better SNR. The psychology is a little different, here. Since there's no equivalent of user-created and moderated subreddits, it's hard to associate the same feelings of identity and ownership. As a result, ironic on account of the smaller userbase, I tend to think of Hacker News as a more public space than reddit. Hacker News is more impersonal and sterile, but in a good way. Reddit is the equivalent of bullshitting with the neighbors over a few beers and a barbecue. Both are good. It's hard to speak of my time here in terms of a migration, or switch from, reddit.