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Re:Facebook uses 1.5B Reddit posts to create chatbot by threatofrain on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:32PM (#23094629)
Reddit a dumpster fire? Some of Reddits technical communities have a way higher signal than HN, like Reddit’s math or rust community. Reddit math is more curious about math than HN is about tech.
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Re:Facebook uses 1.5B Reddit posts to create chatbot by r00fus on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:41PM (#23094734)
signal and empathy seem orthogonal traits to me.
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Re:Facebook uses 1.5B Reddit posts to create chatbot by threatofrain on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:52PM (#23094864)
Reddit's best big technical communities are better on this regard too. Their moderation is more transparent and dependent on volunteerism, and somehow even the more serious communities squeeze in more humor.

Also, HN gives you the vibe such that you'd wish to argue about the orthogonality of empathy and signal? As opposed to HN feels like SO?

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Re:Facebook uses 1.5B Reddit posts to create chatbot by wallacoloo on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:53PM (#23094868)
Do they actually though? If you have empathy for the people in your community, are you not more likely to contribute more meaningfully to that community (I.e. more signal)?
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