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Re:Every Podcast Award Explained on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @03:01PM (#48125992)
Every Award?
Yeah peer respect is important

Ask HN: What Matters Most in Tech? Awards, Media Praise, or Peer Respect

What’s the biggest honor someone in tech can receive that isn’t money, a job title, or company success?Is it being inducted into a Hall of Fame like the Internet Hall of Fame?Winning a major industry award from groups like ACM?Being profiled by top outlets such as Wired or TechCrunch?Or is it something less formal — like earning deep respect from peers and being cited as an inspiration by other...

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Always fascinating to me how many niche awards, championships, and halls of fame exist where winning means absolutely nothing outside the community but carries enormous weight inside it.

Pure social capital that doesn't transfer. there's something almost beautiful about that.

You're asking for trust but can't be bothered to get a proper domain. not a subdomain. not something that takes 3 seconds to read out loud. if i cant trust you got the basics right how am i supposed to trust you know what youre doing
Re:Show HN: I Started a Podcast on Silicon and Economics on Friday February 20, 2026 @04:15PM (#47094069)
What hosting platform are you using?