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Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by tedivm »

kristianc wrote: post #17
tedivm wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are these actually funding Hacker News? I just thought since YC owns Hacker News they were giving out free job postings to the companies they fund. IMO hacker news basically pays for itself with all the publicity it gives YC and the various YC companies. I'm sure other companies would be willing to pay a fortune for that kind of marketing (although it can obviously be a mixed blessing).

> ‘IMO hacker news basically pays for itself with all the publicity it gives YC and the various YC companies.‘ ‘I’ll just take this soda, the grocery store can afford it.’

No one is stealing anything here, and I didn't even advocate for blocking the job postings (which I also pointed out I'm not sure are even paid). I simply questioned whether the job postings are even paid at all.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by rapnie »

kristianc wrote: post #18
rapnie wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the only thing really funding Hacker News Wouldn't YC also get value - maybe enough to fund HN - from analysing usage data (upvotes, downvotes, link clicks, maybe PII even, etc.), e.g. to perceive market trends, other topics of interest for services they provide their startup ecosystem?

> Wouldn't YC also get value - maybe enough to fund HN - from analysing usage data (upvotes, downvotes, link clicks, maybe PII even, etc.), e.g. to perceive market trends, other topics of interest for services they provide their startup ecosystem? That kind of thing isn’t so popular around here.

You are being ironic, I presume. When near everyone who matters in SV / IT / tech is a user on your platform, I gather there is something of interest in the data trail they leave behind.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by paulcole »

tedivm wrote: post #14
jamiequint wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Kind of a dick move to be honest. You're entitled because you expect to have a free service provided to you AND expect to dictate the terms of how it's provided. Whether or not you want to pay is irrelevant, you're trying to dictate the terms and it's not your right to do so. If you don't like the terms don't use the service. It's very simple.

How do you feel about ad blockers?

I don’t use them. If the ads I see are too offensive, I don’t visit the site again. If there’s a paywall and I want to get around it, I pay.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by kristianc »

tedivm wrote: post #21
kristianc wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> ‘IMO hacker news basically pays for itself with all the publicity it gives YC and the various YC companies.‘ ‘I’ll just take this soda, the grocery store can afford it.’

No one is stealing anything here, and I didn't even advocate for blocking the job postings (which I also pointed out I'm not sure are even paid). I simply questioned whether the job postings are even paid at all.

HN says that they are the ads on the platform - they’re a perk for the companies who have been accepted to YC and want to attract talent to their startup.

If blocking them does not financially impact HN, blocking them would certainly make the life of that startup harder than it needs to be. Particularly as none of the arguments that routinely get used against trackers actually seem to apply here.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by [deleted] »

kristianc wrote: post #25
tedivm wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one is stealing anything here, and I didn't even advocate for blocking the job postings (which I also pointed out I'm not sure are even paid). I simply questioned whether the job postings are even paid at all.

HN says that they are the ads on the platform - they’re a perk for the companies who have been accepted to YC and want to attract talent to their startup. If blocking them does not financially impact HN, blocking them would certainly make the life of that startup harder than it needs to be. Particularly as none of the arguments that routinely get used against trackers actually seem to apply here.

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Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by bcrosby95 »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #3
dickeytk wrote: post #2

As the only form of advertising that HN does—I think this is a totally acceptable trade-off to being able to use it for free.

Even if someone has decided they have no interest in pursuing a gig at a YC startup (no complaints personally, great folks, great opportunities for those interested)? Just prominently advertise https://www.workatastartup.com/ on the HN homepage instead or give us an option to hide them in our HN profile.

They aren't that common. And are easy to ignore. It's not like they have a banner constantly taking up the top 4-5 spots. Or popups. These sorts of posts aren't even on the front page more often then not.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by laugable »

paulcole wrote: post #24
tedivm wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you feel about ad blockers?

I don’t use them. If the ads I see are too offensive, I don’t visit the site again. If there’s a paywall and I want to get around it, I pay.

Did the GP ask you?

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by jacquesc »

redmattred wrote: post #7

Not sure why YC would build a feature to limit the audience of their job postings on a platform they own and operate

You could argue that it might even increase the audience if specific users can hide companies they won't be working at and as a result they'd see more job postings from other places.

Re: Ask HN: Can we persist hide YC job postings from the same company?

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Post by kristianc »

rapnie wrote: post #23
kristianc wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Wouldn't YC also get value - maybe enough to fund HN - from analysing usage data (upvotes, downvotes, link clicks, maybe PII even, etc.), e.g. to perceive market trends, other topics of interest for services they provide their startup ecosystem? That kind of thing isn’t so popular around here.

You are being ironic, I presume. When near everyone who matters in SV / IT / tech is a user on your platform, I gather there is something of interest in the data trail they leave behind.

I mean, that argument could be used for any kind of data exhaust at all - data mining still has a massively negative reputation, particularly on HN.
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