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I still like slashdot because it covers a slightly broader range of subjects than HN. I feel like there's still some value in a curated aggregator like Slashdo
by JeremyNT 11y ago
I still like slashdot because it covers a slightly broader range of subjects than HN.
I feel like there's still some value in a curated aggregator like Slashdot. The list of topics will reflect the interests of the editors, which in turn will influence the kind of community which forms around it.
HN and some subreddits are "better" than /. at garnering useful discussion for popular subjects which reach the front page. However, I still subscribe to slashdot's rss feed, and sometimes I discover items I find to be of interest there which do not interest the HN community generally (or are outside of its scope).