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Re:Largest Bitcoin mixer, Bitmixer.io, closes down by ss248 on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:10PM (#14844836)
>Hacker News, with all its anonymity, is much more civil, collegiate, and productive.

Thanks to self-moderation. Any stupid, low-quality comment turns [dead] pretty fast.

And content attracts above average intelligence audience in general. That also helps.

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Re:Largest Bitcoin mixer, Bitmixer.io, closes down by palebluedot on Monday July 24, 2017 @11:36PM (#14844944)
I agree. But that shows the key isn't a lack of anonymity, but a larger collection of other factors.
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Re:Largest Bitcoin mixer, Bitmixer.io, closes down by pdkl95 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @01:17AM (#14845261)
The general (but not perfect) success of moderating HN comment moderation is a perfect example of vigilance being the price of freedom. A free society only works when Good People participate in social and political processes - even smaller situations like helping maintain a popular discussion forum.
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