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Re:Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enou... by PartiallyTyped on Friday May 13, 2022 @04:47AM (#31364901)
I remember when r/programming and r/machinelearning about 5-6 years ago regularly blew my mind with intelligent discussions but now many of the submissions in both subreddits are just ... not that interesting. The surge of users resulted in the eventual displacement of the original community.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enou... by tomashubelbauer on Friday May 13, 2022 @05:34AM (#31365172)
Not disputing what you said in any way, but on the time-scale of 5-6 years, I wonder whether your interests have shifted or you've gained enough experience with the area to become harder to impress.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it true that any community that grows big enou... by BigJ1211 on Friday May 13, 2022 @07:49AM (#31366279)
r/experienceddevs is now the place for those types of discussions.
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