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Re:Hacker News Guidelines by mulmen on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:26PM (#31131086)
Well, HN isn’t a social network. It is a forum.

It’s not directly monetized so the design is meant to serve the user. In contrast social media design principles are about controlling user behavior to maximize revenue. This means HN is fast, simple, and information dense. Those are desirable properties on any device.

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Re:Hacker News Guidelines by eyelidlessness on Saturday April 23, 2022 @01:53AM (#31131773)
> HN isn’t a social network. It is a forum

With all due respect, this isn’t a restaurant it’s a McDonald’s.

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Re:Hacker News Guidelines by TuringTest on Saturday April 23, 2022 @03:10AM (#31132103)
Precisely

(Except in this case, it would be the other way around)

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Re:Hacker News Guidelines by eyelidlessness on Saturday April 23, 2022 @11:07PM (#31140946)
I chose this way around deliberately thank you.
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