Ask HN: What has HN given you? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by wasx » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 12:58 AM UTC

fnayr wrote: post #6

For me the coolest thing about HN is the breadth of experts here for any (even niche) tech field. This allows for in depth understanding of new products (when someone who actually worked on the team making it is here) or calling out conspiracy theories about why some company shut down some product (because they have inside knowledge and can actually explain the reasoning). I can't count how many times I've read 'I wo…

Agreed. The wide spread of experts who come out and give first hand accounts of the event/product being discussed adds a tremendous amount of value to the discussion on the site.

Discussion on this site is by no means perfect but it is miles ahead of the alternatives out there.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by chris_wot » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 12:58 AM UTC

Lectured at for over 2 years that I knew why I was rate limited. Got told for 2 years that I made “low quality” posts. It gave me a sense on injustice. You be the judge.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by quizbiz » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 12:59 AM UTC

I rather not try to dig up the best specific opportunity or lesson learned from my nine years here. HN promotes the positive and entrepreneurial mindset necessary to have an impact on the world, however small that impact might be.

Paul Graham set excellent example early on. Upward mobility from curious, resourceful, and already successful people deciding to help one another.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by arkis22 » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:03 AM UTC

I've been through a lot of web communities. HN is easily the most intellectual, respectful, and diverse. The simple reason is that we like to be here!

In the same way that it takes a village to raise a child, your understanding of the world around you is drastically deepened by various points of view. I don't expect to find a better village anytime soon.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by distortedlojik » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:04 AM UTC

I get to feel very stupid, but in a comforting, always learning way. I have a PhD in HPC and HN always humbles me with the depth of knowledge contained by the community.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by Cheyana » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:06 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #12

Lectured at for over 2 years that I knew why I was rate limited. Got told for 2 years that I made “low quality” posts. It gave me a sense on injustice. You be the judge.

Post flagged: Low Quality

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by rsoto » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:07 AM UTC

It has given me a lot of things through the years: lots of insight both on things I'm interested into as well as things I don't pay much attention to, quite a few interesting articles and entertainment.

But the thing it really stuck with me is inspiration: the endurance and obstacles you must overcome to create a new product. The original post on Dropbox[1] had a lot of naysayers: on how the problem is already solved, that you have to install something, that is seems that is a solution looking for a problem, etc.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:07 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by tzhenghao » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:07 AM UTC

I must say that the HN community has cranked my career trajectory up a notch. Like many commenters here have said, this remains one of the healthier and more intellectual online communities out there. I've learned many more things here than I do during my day job, and it has continued to motivate me to do better every single day.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by omgbananas » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 1:08 AM UTC

I learned about Bitcoin here when it was just a whitepaper, but didn't recognize the opportunity then.

A year ago, another user mentioned Monero so I looked into and discovered it's more "bitcoin" than Bitcoin and bought what I could.

I'm not a millionaire, but it sure has helped me financially, so I'm really appreciative that I took advantage of that opportunity.

EDIT: and for something a little more intrinsic: Everyone's experiences on different things. I've read lots of great comments on raising kids, and hope to take advantage of that shared knowledge when I have a family.