By the same token, if you check out /leaders, lots of people at the top _are_ killing it. There are obviously tons of successful people that aren't on HN, but "commenting on HN means you're unsuccessful," is trivially disproven.
but I didn't even say that, you just pulled that quote out of thin air. Of course posting here doesn't make you unsuccessful, but if you are successful you're less likely to be posting here. I at no point claimed the former...
but if you are successful you're less likely
to be posting hereThis is also true of GitHub. But both GitHub and Dribbble are places where you show off evidence of your work. HN is more a talking shop.
Good lesson there...
History all across the Internet (and before the Internet) has shown this to be a fallacy.
Tragedies of the common are avoided by proper structure and accountability tools, not by erecting walls to keep people out.
Changing human behavior in such a fundamental way is highly unlikely to happen from some technical limits put up on a website.
I don't need to be a part of those sites to know this.
There's some great energy behind forrst - I have a lot of respect for Kyle, based on his mature stewardship, consistently friendly, positive attitude, and the care he has taken with the site.
I don't think there is an uncontrollable flow of noobs on Forrst though. For the most part its follow-based anyhow, you don't like someone you unfollow them.
However I have noticed posts where highschool kids are specifically encouraged to participate, and while a really noble gesture to foster education amongst a new generation (and cheap labor pool), its a dangerous move. More kids = lower quality and more moderation.