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265 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Jul \ on: Secret Sauce of SN’s Success meta

One of the more concerning comments I hear people make about what they like about Stacker News is "This is what _______ used to be like."

I think the secret sauce, assuming SN doesn't become a "used to be", is @k00b's obsession with making sure the mechanics of the site are serving us. Personally, I think he may have fixed social media.

73 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

And also @koob's interaction. And the other main people that I interact with on a daily bases, usually :)

72 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Jul

I agree that there are great people here, but that has happened elsewhere and failed to sustain. If this works, it will be because it's designed to avoid the fates of other platforms.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 26 Jul

I agree that there are great people here, but that has happened elsewhere and failed to sustain. If this works, it will be because it's designed to avoid the fates of other platforms.

That’s right!

I also agree that the secret sauce is @k00b.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 25 Jul

This platform has been here a while, right?

20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Jul

Three years, but most of the active users have been here less than two years.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 26 Jul

Oh really? I notice some old faces popping by once in a while. Seems like the new crowd is here to stay.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 26 Jul

That's how it seemed a year ago and many of them are gone.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 26 Jul

Right. You cant see it when you are in the thick of it!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 26 Jul

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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 10 Aug

I think it’s amazing how SN has allowed people to gain ownership of their territories