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It’s missing the new comments after 2015 - an archive link to bypass paywalls - someone self promoting their similar tool/blog - a wild paid shill - kagi guy, he brings kagi into most discussions - the AI slop
Not all heroes wear capes
all the parody jokes aside, I still think hacker news commenting is so much more informative and solution oriented than reddit.
all the parody jokes aside, I still think hacker news commenting is so much more informative and solution oriented than reddit.
Depends entirely on the subreddit and the subject matter.
There's no comment I could make that isn't already in the parody.
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Depends entirely on the subreddit and the subject matter.
What are some comparable or superior subreddits? I know the history subreddit doesn't permit jokes, and the askscience sub doesn't like jokes as parent comments.
That said, any technically focused niche subreddit (like /r/askhistorians) is likely to be better than HN on average because it will attract more actual experts on that subject, and the more specific you get, the more likely you are to find actual experts on Reddit than HN . Also many of those subs don't allow jokes or memes anyway. HN is too broad in its mandate, "anything good hackers find interesting," and tends to be spotty outside of anything related to Silicon Valley startups and web development.
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What are some comparable or superior subreddits? I know the history subreddit doesn't permit jokes, and the askscience sub doesn't like jokes as parent comments.
Every time I say HN doesn't permit jokes, someone pipes up and claims it does, but then often I see a joke it results in downvotes, flags and tedious lectures about how jokes aren't allowed here. I honestly don't think humor is the cancer a lot of people here seem to think it is - the most brilliant minds in our fields often had a sense of humor and it's been a part of hacker culture since the beginning. That said, a…