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Re: Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?

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Post by j2bax »

aakriti1215 wrote: post #6
j2bax wrote: post #4

Producer at a game development company. I love tech. I love business. I come across a lot of content I care about despite my lack of programming ability/knowledge. I love HN for its general disdain for trolling & fluff. People are generally really respectful of each other around here too!

Very cool! Have you found any other online communities that share that respect and lack-of-trolling?

Honestly, none that keep me coming back like HN. There are definitely some decent communities within reddit if you are willing to wade through all the garbage that Reddit throws at you by default. I'm sure you are probably aware but pretty much every specific interest you might have, probably has a r/ and generally the more specific, the less trolling and the more focused the conversation.

Re: Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?

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Post by hfourm »

j2bax wrote: post #12
aakriti1215 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very cool! Have you found any other online communities that share that respect and lack-of-trolling?

Honestly, none that keep me coming back like HN. There are definitely some decent communities within reddit if you are willing to wade through all the garbage that Reddit throws at you by default. I'm sure you are probably aware but pretty much every specific interest you might have, probably has a r/ and generally the more specific, the less trolling and the more focused the conversation.

Yea.. 4 years ago Reddit was much more like HN in this regard. It is a shame how bad it has become

Re: Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?

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Post by terminalcommand »

I am a law student. I always had an interest for computers.

It's been difficult to accept that I won't be studying CS. In those darkest of times advice from HN comments kept me afloat.

I can't imagine any other place where a 19-year old computer nerd could get a personalized advice from Ian Murdoch himself, before he passed away.

HN is a great place to learn about different fields of computing, get advice, find and read quality content.

I mostly like to read the discussions and come back for the dopamine rush I get from new stories :).

Re: Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?

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Post by aakriti1215 »

j2bax wrote: post #12
aakriti1215 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very cool! Have you found any other online communities that share that respect and lack-of-trolling?

Honestly, none that keep me coming back like HN. There are definitely some decent communities within reddit if you are willing to wade through all the garbage that Reddit throws at you by default. I'm sure you are probably aware but pretty much every specific interest you might have, probably has a r/ and generally the more specific, the less trolling and the more focused the conversation.

True, Reddit has been hit-or-miss. I know they tried to make Imzy, but that didn't really take (and is now closed down).

Re: Ask HN: Non-developers: What brings you to HN?

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Post by aakriti1215 »

terminalcommand wrote: post #15

I am a law student. I always had an interest for computers. It's been difficult to accept that I won't be studying CS. In those darkest of times advice from HN comments kept me afloat. I can't imagine any other place where a 19-year old computer nerd could get a personalized advice from Ian Murdoch himself, before he passed away. HN is a great place to learn about different fields of computing, get advice, find and r…

That's really cool! Have you ever considered taking coding classes or code camps to go along with your law degree?
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