> you start wanting to use social media a lot less
fidgets for a minute about whether HN is a social media site
We are lucky that HN effectively only has one staff person. Sort of hard for the CIA/KGB/CCP to seed it while it stays at this stage.
Especially with strict moderation of participants.
> We are lucky that HN effectively only has one staff person.
False:
I know quite a few people who work at alphabet soup agencies and US based social media sites are strictly off limits. The exceptions are law enforcement (FBI, USSS, etc) actions where someone is dealing in child abuse material or terrorist recruiting.
Also ask yourself... why? Foreign intelligence resources are much better spent on foreign networks like VK, WeChat, and TikTok.
When you start to think about how many other foreign countries are doing the exact same thing, well, you start wanting to use social media a lot less.