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102 sats \ 10 replies \ @orthzar 28 Aug 2022
Last week, I added Hacker News to the blocklist in my adblocker. I am done with their bullshit: most of the links are pseudoscience (aka pop sci) and most users treat each other like villains for having different opinions. HN is incredibly toxic; most SN users have no idea how good it is on SN. Bitcoin maxis get called toxic all the time, but assholes on HN get a pass.
This is roundabout way of saying thanks to @k00b for making SN.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kilianbuhn 29 Aug 2022
I hate pop-sci. If something sounds plausible but is unproven doesn't make it science.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @zazombie 29 Aug 2022
What you say is true, but IMO there's still a lot of gold on HN near the top. I still learn a lot about technology there. Just avoid any thread on crypto or social media, those are all garbage fires. Maybe just avoid non-tech threads in general there.
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10 sats \ 7 replies \ @moneroshill 29 Aug 2022
I'm sorry HN isn't your personal hugbox
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @orthzar 29 Aug 2022
Interesting.
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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @moneroshill 29 Aug 2022
Yeah it is interesting how bitcoin maximalists can't really go toe-to-toe with bitcoin critics, so they have to retreat from every forum that isn't explicitly pro-bitcoin.
I like HN, it's awesome. Whenever I get banned I just make a new account on another IP.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthzar 29 Aug 2022
Intriguing.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @moneroshill 29 Aug 2022
Fascinating, even.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @nout 29 Aug 2022
Do you get banned a lot?
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31 sats \ 1 reply \ @moneroshill 29 Aug 2022
No, usually I can build up an account with a couple hundred karma and it won't get banned for a while. My accounts usually last a year or so before they get shadowbanned. You just cannot survive forever on that site if you post things that are disagreeable because any strong debate gets flagged to death.
But that is just how those forums work, the userbase is good but the rules are lame passive-aggressive bullshit so you're supposed to keep making new accounts and circumventing the rules.
Not this site though. This is like a notabug.io type of site that has sybil-proof (albeit flawed) voting system, low moderation and no block feature. There is basically no reason to make new accounts.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jp 29 Aug 2022
I welcome your account even though I still think BTC is better than Monero overall
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @selfish_gene 28 Aug 2022
используя 1 сат сейчас можно писать любую историю... через время придётся использовать ум для этого смс.
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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Aug 2022
Call me foolish but I buy stocks in bitcoin companies. Lost tons of fiat doing it but I’m sure people felt foolish buying apple stock in 1985
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110 sats \ 1 reply \ @kilianbuhn 28 Aug 2022
It's not foolish. Productive assets are a risk but can provide lots of returns if it plays out.
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103 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Aug 2022
I agree. A way to own great bitcoin companies if unable to start one yourself.
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56 sats \ 0 replies \ @weimartifacts 28 Aug 2022
Hey everybody, new item on Plebeian auctions.
Weimar Lesson Lite
https://plebeian.market/auctions/DCCQ
Proof of story: https://telegra.ph/Art-Weimar-Lesson-Lite-for-Simple-Auction-04-10
https://telegra.ph/file/ee515070ad51445a2783d.jpg
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sommerfeld 28 Aug 2022 freebie
I put up a buy order yesterday for exactly 20k USD and cannot get it fullfilled :(
I guess many other bitcoiners did the same and are not letting me stack extra this month.