Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020)

Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by smichel17 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @09:02PM (#28497634)

I like browsing HN from the Android app Materialistic because (1) I can't see votes on my posts and (2) it's difficult to find replies to my posts (you can view your profile, but jumping to a post only shows its ancestors, not replies). This combination, plus the annoyance of typing on a smartphone, means I usually * only comment when I have something that adds value to the conversation; I tend to engage more with the content and less "socially".

* Of course, there are exceptions, and I actually use hnreplies.com to get emails when someone replies to me, but there's enough of a delay that I usually am able to avoid getting caught up in a back-and-forth argument. Especially since, by the time I see the replies, someone else has already clarified my position :)

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Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by iszomer on Sunday September 12, 2021 @12:17AM (#28498589)

Materialistic used to be able to cache articles and comments when you saved a story (for offline consumption) but that is no longer the case. I've also only been able to export the list of stories *once* before as that feature is more or less broken at this point.

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Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by jcun4128 on Sunday September 12, 2021 @04:56AM (#28499587)

That's interesting about the votes. I find myself complying/wanting to fit in to avoid the "dinging" feeling of being down voted ha. I also just use another account.

I get it though, there are mental tiers I know where I am. Thankfully I can at least make a decent living/do my own thing.

I'm also aware of effort too. Looking into something/asking.

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