i haven't read hacker news yet this year and it feels great

[spinnyspinlock@infosec.exchange]

@b0rk it has become insufferable, not that it was ever good

[cxiao@infosec.exchange]

@b0rk I think the corollary to this is: together, let's make hacker news culturally irrelevant

"at the top of hacker news" should no longer be a badge of honour or recognition

[totientfunction@mathstodon.xyz]

@b0rk I stopped reading Hacker News around the time I joined Mastodon and never felt the need to look back 😌

[iquitsmoking@cyberplace.social]

@danso @jszym @b0rk its certainly a lot calmer but gives me fomo

[b0rk@social.jvns.ca]

I don't really like to talk about HN in a dismissive way though because I feel like that site did a lot for me as a tech blogger. I think it's important that there are places where folks can get their writing seen, and it's the only community I know of with full time paid moderation staff (though maybe there are more?)

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[diaaayad@mastodon.social]

@b0rk Indeed, sometimes getting away from the noise gives us great comfort. Spaces where people communicate quietly and respectfully make a real difference to our mental health 🤍"

[gersande@silvan.cloud]

@b0rk .... Hacker News has moderation???? Paid moderation???

I don't know why I find that surprising but I do, haha!

[b0rk@social.jvns.ca]

@gersande yea there's a new yorker article about the moderators, i've had a few interactions with Dan and he's always been friendly https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news

[elricofmelnibone@mastodon.social]

@b0rk I still get a lot out of reading HN. The front page is generally interesting. The comments are often very enlightening. Only rarely have I had negative experiences. I mean I've had to call out people on BS, and I've had people call out my BS when I was wrong. But more often than not it's been a positive experience.

I will say that I find myself downvoting downright nasty comments more of late, maybe that's a timezone issue where I wake up before the mods do.

[ox1de@cyberplace.social]

@b0rk indeed

[jszym@cosocial.ca]

@danso @b0rk mostly seeking shelter from the tech bro hyper-capitalist apologia, so I not being funded by a VC helps :) thx!