It's weird that most of “Hacker” news is dominated by business news

Post by achow » Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:48 AM UTC

cblconfederate wrote: post #181

tomhoward wrote: post #177

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This doesn’t really align with the reality. HN’s audience is not heavily concentrated in Silicon Vally or the U.S. - less than 10% of the audience is based around Silicon Valley [1]. Most discussion about Silicon Valley companies, individuals and culture is critical and negative. At any time there are multiple articles about “obscure hacking” topics on the front page. Right now there are 10, by my count - though othe…

Discussion fora are usually dominated by a minority. You won't read about the habits, diets and anxieties (housing, options, politics, tools, city life, commute) of people from berlin , moscow , paris, melbourne, while you learn the people, areas and streets of SF by name. HN is a megaphone for globalizing the SV culture.

Post by jimbob45 » Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 6:54 AM UTC

tomhoward wrote: post #177

cblconfederate wrote: post #174

There was a marked shift many years ago. SV seems to have recruited too many people, so inevitably the discussion shifts to the average worker. It's all about management now, so obscure hacking content will not be upvoted. It has also become too 'corporate' , focused on big tech and funding, and not the indie heroes. The comments have become more personal, in line with the me-culture of the time. This is of course a…

This doesn’t really align with the reality. HN’s audience is not heavily concentrated in Silicon Vally or the U.S. - less than 10% of the audience is based around Silicon Valley [1]. Most discussion about Silicon Valley companies, individuals and culture is critical and negative. At any time there are multiple articles about “obscure hacking” topics on the front page. Right now there are 10, by my count - though othe…

Post by irrational » Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 7:05 AM UTC

Post by 0134340 » Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 7:13 AM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #176

AnimalMuppet wrote: post #89

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Older people learn that, even if you have zero interest in politics, politics will still be done to you. And older people learn that they often don't like how that works out, and therefore conclude that they'd better start paying at least some attention to politics, whether they want to or not.

> Older people learn that, even if you have zero > interest in politics, politics will still be done to you. This was the big take away from the first few chapters of Mein Kampf. The author implores the common man to become involved in, or at least aware of, the politics in his country because if he does not then the politicians will abuse him.

Post by hyperpallium2 » Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 7:29 AM UTC

cblconfederate wrote: post #174

There was a marked shift many years ago. SV seems to have recruited too many people, so inevitably the discussion shifts to the average worker. It's all about management now, so obscure hacking content will not be upvoted. It has also become too 'corporate' , focused on big tech and funding, and not the indie heroes. The comments have become more personal, in line with the me-culture of the time. This is of course a…