muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhy is Hacker News like that?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Hacker News like that?drewdevault.commuelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
minus-squarectrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAgree with all of this, but why then does the author stay on HN? It’s as with Xitter, at some point staying on the platform makes you complicit.
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’d assume because there’s no alternative that’s good enough. HN has its problems, but it’s still worthwhile if you can ignore the politics and focus on technical discussions.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTechnical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI disagree, it’s ok for forums to have a focus. Hacker News has always been focused on tech and startups
Agree with all of this, but why then does the author stay on HN? It’s as with Xitter, at some point staying on the platform makes you complicit.
I’d assume because there’s no alternative that’s good enough.
HN has its problems, but it’s still worthwhile if you can ignore the politics and focus on technical discussions.
Technical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
I disagree, it’s ok for forums to have a focus. Hacker News has always been focused on tech and startups