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This could be one of the reasons why people prefer to read news here.
I haven't found a better source for interesting and relevant links
And then because of HN's popularity you can often find relevant people (such as the author or noted experts) commenting in the threads (as well as the inevitable noise, such as myself)
I do my part. I flag submissions that are overly political even if I agree with them.
HN is my “safe place”. Hardly any discussion about politics, religion, or any other topic that no one ever changes their minds about. I do my part. I flag submissions that are overly political even if I agree with them.
I don't get a lot of this on reddit as well, unless I purposefully wander into related subreddits. Maybe the odd trump reference comes up sometimes.
For me, HN is about the quality of content and quality of the comments on the said content.
It’s almost like no matter how obscure something is, if it’s interesting enough to hit the front page you’ll have at least a couple of people that have deep expertise on it and can give you their honest opinion.
It’s also about discovering things and learning about things you already knew.
HN is my “safe place”. Hardly any discussion about politics, religion, or any other topic that no one ever changes their minds about. I do my part. I flag submissions that are overly political even if I agree with them.
> Hardly any discussion about politics, religion I don't get a lot of this on reddit as well, unless I purposefully wander into related subreddits. Maybe the odd trump reference comes up sometimes.
Maybe I don't understand the word "politics" but I think most of my posts are inherently political in nature. When we talk about how we need to increase taxes and decrease public spending, it is a political statement. When I say most people who don't have children should seriously consider not having any children and those who do have children should consider not having any more, it is also a political statement.
Politics isn't just "Orange man bad" or "ten feet higher".
And it isn't really HN that is being additive. It is the community, being sensible and professional. It also avoid ( mostly ) all religion and politics debate, or basically things that is hard to argue about Right or wrong. Unless it is something that absolutely needs to be addressed, and the threshold for them seems to be very well managed on HN so far.
You also get huge ( And Surprising ) diversity of professionals on HN. Over the near decade of reading on HN, I have seen Doctors, Medical Research, Oil Refinery, NASA, Nuclear Research Scientist, Tunnel Building Engineers, Professional Musicians, Food Scientist, Chef, Collage Professors, Investment Bankers, Hedge Fund Managers... and a lot more.
I have often wondered, why are they even on HN? They don't speak often on technology related topics, but once you touch on their special subject they offer huge depth of valuable information that goes beyond any normal Internet comment. You will then spend next few hours or even days reading on lots of material before you could even comprehend most of that writing.
Reddit, while being fun, doesn't really have this sense of professionalism.