I posted what I thought was a reasonable and relevant comment on a Hacker News article for the first time in ages and it got downvoted, lol.
In a way Hacker News and Stacker News are both familiar to me - text-based and insightful, somewhat aligned towards my general areas of interest.
But I realise with Hacker News I am consuming not just articles, but also passively absorbing other people's comments and worldviews. There is a kind of privileged uber-geek, Weird Al Yankovich White N Nerdy 'acktually' vibe to it – Let's not forget how that hive mind feels about Bitcoin.
When I do decide to participate, I am punished and I realise maybe that group is not so much up my alley.
With Stacker I feel part of a community, I love this place's quirks. Downzap me here instead guys :)
I posted what I thought was a reasonable and relevant comment on a Hacker News article for the first time in ages and it got downvoted, lol.
In a way Hacker News and Stacker News are both familiar to me - text-based and insightful, somewhat aligned towards my general areas of interest.
But I realise with Hacker News I am consuming not just articles, but also passively absorbing other people's comments and worldviews. There is a kind of privileged uber-geek, Weird Al Yankovich White N Nerdy 'acktually' vibe to it – Let's not forget how that hive mind feels about Bitcoin.
When I do decide to participate, I am punished and I realise maybe that group is not so much up my alley.
With Stacker I feel part of a community, I love this place's quirks. Downzap me here instead guys :)