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Re:Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake... by prox on Saturday June 01, 2024 @04:32AM (#40543937)
Sometimes yes. It depends on how sincere or good faith a comment is, or the general atmosphere of a platform. While having lengthy discussions on HN is pretty much impossible, I still feel lots of people are showing willingness of entertaining “curious conversations”

I do think you highlight a certain skill thats advantageous to have , like knowing when something is indeed a silly argument or lost cause of an emotional drain.

Re:Tiny number of 'supersharers' spread the majority of fake... by 082349872349872 on Saturday June 01, 2024 @04:40AM (#40543972)
> While having lengthy discussions on HN is pretty much impossible

It doesn't happen often, requiring effort from all sides, but I've found the 3rd day is about when a superannuated HN discussion starts getting interesting.

(but some email threads I'm in have lasted for years, so YMMV)