I was thinking to myself that HN might end up taking in some Reddit Refugees in the next few weeks/months. Then I saw this post:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36236023
Is this potentially the end for HN as we know it?
Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
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Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#2I think at least when it comes to technical subreddits, they're already here anyway.
I don't think the average reddit user will see HN as a replacement.
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#3Why would this be the end of HN? HN does not have communities, its algorithm is good at supporting diverse content, and the moderators are good at keeping discussion civil.
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#4Why would this be the end of HN? HN does not have communities, its algorithm is good at supporting diverse content, and the moderators are good at keeping discussion civil.
Because moderation is manual and not scalable?
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#5Why would this be the end of HN? HN does not have communities, its algorithm is good at supporting diverse content, and the moderators are good at keeping discussion civil.
They're implying an impending Eternal September style event hitting HN as people flee Reddit and find new communities (including HN) to join.
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#6Why would this be the end of HN? HN does not have communities, its algorithm is good at supporting diverse content, and the moderators are good at keeping discussion civil.
On Reddit, the norm is often making jokes in the comments whereas here on HN ideally we're sticking to the topic at hand or posting some anecdotes related to it. Jokes just worsen the signal:noise ratio here.
Imagine reading RFC discussions but needing to skip every 3rd comment because it's just a pun.
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#7Reddit is not imploding. Everyone's going to forget about this in a month. Reddit usage numbers will continue to increase.
Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#8Some people would argue HN has already suffered
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#9Re: Ask HN: Will HN survive Reddit imploding?
#10I don't know but I'm going to enjoy watching HN lose its collective shit over it.