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Re:It’s Toasted by xigoi on Friday May 01, 2026 @05:16AM (#47972692)
> Good luck finding any objective distinction between HN, Reddit, WhatsApp, Signal, or email + listserv and "social media"!

Hacker News:

• doesn’t have a personalized feed

• encourages intellectual discussion rather than brainrot

• doesn’t support images or videos

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Re:It’s Toasted by Kiro on Friday May 01, 2026 @11:59AM (#47976307)
Doesn't matter. Just as addictive and many of the same hazards apply. We are no better than people doom scrolling Facebook.
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