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Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by jeremyjh »

ephbit wrote: post #569
root_axis wrote: post #36

Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…

> .. but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network effect. How about said hook being? "absence o…

This is definitely the idea, but are there enough educated consumers willing to spend money to avoid being trapped in shittified experiences? That's the question that matters.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by post-it »

ephbit wrote: post #569
root_axis wrote: post #36

Congrats on the hard work, and the idea is fine, but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network e…

> .. but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network effect. How about said hook being? "absence o…

Funneling money toward karma farmers is a dark pattern.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by have_faith »

Nothing against paying to take part in something but having money paid out to people you upvote seems to set up a very perverse incentive structure. There's now a direct monetary incentive for clickbait. I would much rather 50% to the running of the site, 50% to a charity chosen by the sub that I'm posting in. Anything but rewarding people for drama creation.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by [deleted] »

tester457 wrote: post #136
janalsncm wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the flip side, the fact that this is a crowded space means that there’s a demand for it. And this isn’t a Reddit clone, it has a business model which is pretty close to the best anyone could hope for in my opinion. In any case, I applaud any efforts that could unseat Reddit or make them reconsider their greedy hard line. I encourage the creator of Non.io to identify the key shortcomings of Reddit and improve upon…

That folding ideas video is excellent. I implore anyone who wishes to unseat Reddit or any monopolistic website to watch it, so they don't fall into the trap of creating a clone with the same architectural flaws.

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Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by Zetice »

johnnyanmac wrote: post #502
Zetice wrote: post #214

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Completely disagree re: moderation. The goal for sites like this is never "high quality content", it's "maximum traffic". If he can get 50k paying users, he's a millionaire. If that means low effort meme posts, who are you to slap those dollars out of his hand? The "intelligentsia" of the Internet need to get a grip on what people want; these sites are for entertainment not elucidation and discovery.

> The goal for sites like this is never "high quality content", it's "maximum traffic". so how do you feel about HN personally? >If that means low effort meme posts, who are you to slap those dollars out of his hand? If so, congrats. I'll keep searching and be glad some rags to riches site came about in a time of multibillion dollar empires. >these sites are for entertainment not elucidation and discovery. put it thi…

You are not a very desirable user for a company to attempt to sell ads to. You don’t fall for tricks, you don’t click on bait, you don’t generate value easily for the sites you use.

The people who like memes are a lot easier to make money off of than you, and as much as people pretend to hare money, it’s the way we survive in this world.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by Zetice »

jeremyjh wrote: post #571
ephbit wrote: post #569

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> .. but the problem is that tech like this is a cheap commodity in a massively oversaturated space, and without a hook that makes the platform exceptional (innovative/clever/beautiful design, unique aggregation features, inherently interesting content, reimagined user/content/moderation dynamics etc etc), this kind of thing is dead in the water because it lacks a network effect. How about said hook being? "absence o…

This is definitely the idea, but are there enough educated consumers willing to spend money to avoid being trapped in shittified experiences? That's the question that matters.

“Enough” is relative, how many do you really need to sustain the site?

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by oefrha »

neogodless wrote: post #106
SkyMarshal wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mostly agree. The screenshot in the top right looks good, like professional app I might actually use. But I want to actually browse the site and check it out without first slogging through a registration process. If it’s free to view/browse anyway, then enable doing that without registering. Register and pay if you want to post. Edit: You can browse without registering after all, here’s the link: https://non.io/#all…

Oof, I clicked one of those posts and immediately lost all back-button functionality to an endless stream of history events.

Also, when I visit the #all page I get two weird window.alert()’s, first says 5, second says 1. I’m on mobile Safari now so can’t really investigate, but is the site getting script injected??
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