Elite social media • Hacker News Board

Re: Elite social media

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Post by ThomPete » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 9:27 PM UTC

SamReidHughes wrote: post #30

ThomPete wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah I used to be a member there too, was an amazing community. Jaron Lanier used to hang out there plus a bunch of other cool people. It had a very interesting commenting system which was non threaded. Instead you referenced the number of the post you were responding to. It gave some very interesting dynamics in the conversation, something I have never experienced since and I have often thought about doing some expl…

Non-threaded as in there being exactly one global stream of comments? Or were there separate threads, each of which was a linear stream within which comments reference each other by number? 4chan and such have the latter.

Separate threads and channels. But it also had some other interesting features in the HTML version based on picospan the underlying discussion forum software.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by andrewclunn » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 9:32 PM UTC

I've wanted a social network where the means of connecting would require close physical proximity to intentionally keep individual's circles small. Granted, that's a different from of exclusivity.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by downandout » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 9:42 PM UTC

I wonder how much of the ticket-selling success of the Fyre Festival debacle was attributable to postings on these networks. I had never heard about it until it fell apart.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by ucontrol » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 9:55 PM UTC

Neliquat wrote: post #17

s_kilk wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I want to believe that board is sub-4chan levels of relentless shitposting.

Petition to add /b/ to the bloomberg panel. Might improve things. Or just crash the rare pepe market.

It's so odd to see mentions of Internet memes and casual cyberculture on HN of all places.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by krapp » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 9:59 PM UTC

ucontrol wrote: post #34

Neliquat wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Petition to add /b/ to the bloomberg panel. Might improve things. Or just crash the rare pepe market.

It's so odd to see mentions of Internet memes and casual cyberculture on HN of all places.

It shouldn't be, it's obvious whenever a story about 4chan or Reddit (or even Voat or 8chan) come up, that there's a significant overlap in the membership. Hacker News doesn't exist in a vacuum.

Yes there are a few erudite intellectuals, brilliant greybeards, and SV millionaires knocking about, but there are plenty of scrubs here as well (present company included.)

Re: Elite social media

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 10:20 PM UTC

closeparen wrote: post #29

aswanson wrote: post #19

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Exactly. Rich people tend to have rich people habits and are more concerned with putting capital to work for them rather than impressing people with expensive purchases. That's more of a 'new' money, financially illiterate habit. There's a reason pro athletes and lottery winners go broke more often than not.

Someone is out there owning those old-money waterfront mansions and $2m Central Park condos, vacationing at private clubs outsiders will rarely hear about, flying first-class around the world, writing six-figure checks at each $charity_gala_of_the_month, etc. The mansions and condos tend to be private and secluded. The vacations and galas won't necessarily appear on Instagram. But the truly rich are absolutely out th…

Agreed. People who are truly rich do put their money to work for them, but they understand that an important way to do this is through social connections, and connecting socially with other rich people tends to be expensive.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by prodmerc » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 10:21 PM UTC

aphextron wrote: post #3

Reminds me of the 'I Am Rich' app launched back in '08. It was just an app that says 'I am Rich' and cost $999.99 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich ) Moral of the story: rich people will always want to show off that they are rich.

More like morons will always want to show off if they are rich.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by dsacco » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 10:31 PM UTC

gumby wrote: post #8

aphextron wrote: post #3

Reminds me of the 'I Am Rich' app launched back in '08. It was just an app that says 'I am Rich' and cost $999.99 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich ) Moral of the story: rich people will always want to show off that they are rich.

> Moral of the story: rich people will always want to show off that they are rich. I think you mean, "Some rich people are insecure enough that they want to show off that they are rich." Amex caters to this very well: they play the whole "prestige" thing but if you have a "higher-level" card for the benefits (platinum, black) they are happy to issue you an ordinary green one you can use so people won't guess your wea…

You really don't need to be wealthy to get a platinum card. You don't even need to be breaking six figures. You just need a good credit score. That perception is all hype.

Re: Elite social media

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Post by dsacco » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 10:36 PM UTC

Geekette wrote: post #25

I belong to some of the services listed, including ASW and BOAW and haven't logged on in forever because they're boring. Despite all the hype, these services are ultimately no different from other social clubs and most people have sufficient avenues for socializing with and keeping in touch with people on diverse bases (interest/activity, work, school, family, etc). They proclaim exclusivity but are often trying to g…

>including stealth advertising via article mentions

Yes, like the convenient timing of this Verge article coming out mere weeks before BOAW releases a new iOS app, and the founder's availability for multiple comments despite their focus on discretion...

Re: Elite social media

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Post by smacktoward » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 10:47 PM UTC

gumby wrote: post #10

charlesdm wrote: post #2

BOAWs website doesn't look all that great + their iOS apps haven't been updated in 2+ years. I'm not saying it couldn't be an amazing community, but unless someone jumps in here and tells me they're a user and it's amazing, I'd be suspicious.

> BOAWs website doesn't look all that great + their iOS apps haven't been updated in 2+ years. I'm not saying it couldn't be an amazing community, but unless someone jumps in here and tells me they're a user and it's amazing, I'd be suspicious. I agree, but consider the Vertu phones: really shitty old Nokias caked in diamonds. Even once modern smartphones came out they continued to sell $20K feature phones -- and som…

The stereotype has always been that you can tell the nouveau riche by the sheer volume of gaudy "luxury" goods they drape themselves in, while old money prefers pedigree to ostentation.