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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by username332211 on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:32AM (#36291254)
I'm pretty sure for the last decade or so the main reason people read and contribute to HN is that it's not reddit.

Part of that HN is not known for the perpetual "drama" generation the reddit community is known for.

I say that as someone who left HN for reddit. And someone who mostly tries not to comment here, lest that makes HN more like reddit. HN should stay different.

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by TeMPOraL on Monday June 12, 2023 @07:35AM (#36291851)
> for the last decade or so the main reason people read and contribute to HN is that it's not reddit

To the extent people think or even say this explicitly, this is literally defining HN in terms of Reddit. The sign on the vector may be negative, but it still connects the two.

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