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Re:Ask HN: Why do you still use HN? by kirillzubovsky on Friday May 08, 2020 @12:16AM (#23111334)
Oh yeah, that's something I've started to spend a lot more time on now. Sometimes the threads are hard to read/follow, but once in a while there are such gems in the comments, it's definitely worth it.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do you still use HN? by jeremy_k on Friday May 08, 2020 @12:41AM (#23111457)
Sometimes the sheer number of comments is daunting too. Seeing some discussions reach three, four, five, even six hundred comments is almost a deterrent. I'll usually look at the first few top level threads to see if anything interests me if not, I'll move on.

I also wonder how it's possible that big of a discussion is happening in the middle of the day. I usually take a break from coding for 5 or 10 minutes, pop over to HN, refresh and see if anything sparks my interest. Then I notice some article has gone from 1XX to 3XX comments and am just like 'huh...'

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