Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a case study for a class

Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by SturgeonsLaw on Saturday March 28, 2020 @05:55AM (#22710211)

The namesake original hacker culture tended to have a solid anti-establishment streak and valued accumulation of knowledge over material goods, and I think that's still highly represented among the community here

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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by conanbatt on Saturday March 28, 2020 @06:10AM (#22710262)

Its a forum literally made by an "incubator" that gets VC investors for startups. People that come to HN to spout anti-capitalist, anti-investment, anti-profits are in the wrong community.

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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by Kaze404 on Saturday March 28, 2020 @09:37AM (#22711051)

Disagree. HN being what it is makes it especially important that people with challenging ideas speak up. If you're looking for an echo chamber there are better communities.

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Re:Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a c... by bawolff on Saturday March 28, 2020 @07:15AM (#22710429)

I haven't been around here that long, but i feel like hn may have started that way but at this point is more the modern version of /. [But not quite as "bad"]. Where we start is not where we end up.

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