Ask HN: Should we plan for a life after HN?

Although the comment was not necessarily about the longevity of HN itself, it made me realise that HN, like any other online forum, has a finite lifespan. At some point it will end (although that seems like a distant possibility right now).

Should we plan for this? I.e. building some sort of mirror platform with the same profiles, same data and as much of the algorithm as possible, with the agreement that we meet there should HN unexpectedly meets its demise.

I understand that a huge part of why HN works is dang. I'm unsure how we mirror him though.

Everything we touch has a finite lifespan, and I don't think that's the important thing to think about.

I would further comment, but the guidelines[0] last point says not to.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

HN will one day go the way of the dodo bird

Whether that is in a month, year, decade, or century is up for realization

But like every other website/service in existence ... it will have its time, and it will fade/die eventually

There is no need to wait for such an event. In my opinion what makes this site unique is how it is run rather than the tech. One could make note(s) of how Daniel manages this site and try their hand at mimicking the patterns on existing sites. People could attempt to replicate something close to his methodology, guidelines and levels of engagement on their own self hosted Postmill, Mastodon, Forums, Chat sites, etc... In my opinion there is no harm in having multiple great sites.