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Re:Propose HN: 'Countless' experiment – hiding all karmic in... by intended on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:58AM (#19755157)
But that would be part of the point - a barrier to interrupt the ‘addictive’ aspect of a website.
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Re:Propose HN: 'Countless' experiment – hiding all karmic in... by JoshTriplett on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:34PM (#19759925)
If you make HN less usable, people will certainly spend less time on it.

That argues for an option, similar to the noprocrast options, not a site-wide change.

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Re:Propose HN: 'Countless' experiment – hiding all karmic in... by whatshisface on Friday April 26, 2019 @07:41AM (#19756431)
Should the experience of everyone be degraded to help the subset of people that are especially susceptible to addiction?
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Re:Propose HN: 'Countless' experiment – hiding all karmic in... by Can_Not on Friday April 26, 2019 @11:27AM (#19758499)
But I use that information to make my limited time on this site more efficient.
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