This is obviously the designated fun thread

Ah yes, the same comment chain memes one can find at the top of every single goddamned thread on reddit. So much fun.

I've never seen somebody get downvoted so hard on HN I can barely read their text. Congrats.

Go into your profile settings, and enable "showdead". Very controversial comments get censored^Whidden so that's why you don't see them.

Mine's a measly -4 points for saying Reddit is terribly unfunny. I'll be fine.

Maybe the designated fun thread isnt a good fit for you

Uuuuuuuugh fine

Thank you. I come to hacker news for serious discussions about apps that just show your spouse and you can only swipe right

We have plenty of unserious discussions on HN. We just try to avoid reddit-like memeing.

Don't forget to add /s after every joke though. This is mandatory.

HN: All of the negativity and toxicity of a Reddit discussion, without having to get disturbed by something as unproductive as smiling or a laughing!

In all seriousness, the average HN comment thread feel a lot less pleasant than the average Reddit thread. Granted, Reddit has way worse places, but comparing HN to all of Reddit is illogical - HN compares more to a single (large/active) subreddit.

> In all seriousness, the average HN comment thread feel a lot less pleasant than the average Reddit thread.

I disagree strongly actually. HN'ers to me make sense, in many ways. Redditors are a crap shoot. I go in with the HN mindset on Reddit and it's 50% reasonable and 50% "what the hell am I reading?"

HN is 95% reasonable.

I understand that to some it's an acquired taste but it was home to me from the moment I discovered it.

I don't mind the Reddit-esque comments here. It's on brand for the topic. I get that when someone has a more serious disposition in life, that this topic would feel a bit grating.

> HN compares more to a single (large/active) subreddit.

Yea, agreed.

HN is indeed one of the few places in the web that I think maintains a more community-like platform and it's a home for me too. However I think how reasonable is the general ethos depends on the topic. It goes without saying that tech is it's strong suit, so the 95% figure (which I read as "the vast majority") is reasonable. For other topics like social problems, civil liberties and personal responsibilities is way less reasonable than that, I'd say half-half...

I have fun with a friend of mine sharing ridiculous comments on such topics and there is no shortage of those.

I have to give props to the moderation though. More often than not, these comments are flagged and die really quick.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44531605

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44258152

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43841812

The list goes on...

HN is more akin to a college forum- demographics skew more towards professional adults. I prefer it more as well

The part of Reddit I go to is roughly equal parts memes, serious discussions and derailed threads.

Here I feel like I just lost the first part, so 50/50 between serious discussions and derailed threads.

Either is moderated to be without anything eye-gouging (again, comparing HN to specific subreddits that would carry similar content, and not reddit as a whole).

Sure, some individuals might prefer things this way, but it's definitely not objectively better as the general attitude towards reddit and against any humor seems to suggest.

You're both wrong and here's why

Seriously though...

The app itself was a meme!

Wait until you see OP's next app, it's only photos of your mother and I can only swipe left.

As much as I agree with you (and upvoted your comment on principle), an infrequent well-placed well-timed joke can be tolerated. This was that joke.

I've certainly taken my own chances with Monty Python quotes in the HN comments.