HN is 4chan in many ways - the smart, civilized people just come here. Whereas the smart people that are willing to act disabled go there.
HN is 4chan in many ways - the smart, civilized people just come here. Whereas the smart people that are willing to act disabled go there.
Ha, not even close. Not anonymous, upvoting and vote manipulation mechanics, and a very soft and liberal political bend, I'm leaning.
I like it though, good to have some opposites to view so you don't get stuck in a bubble.
HN is older 4chan. On the imageboard, you have the constant feeling you are arguing against 12 year olds.
Edit: this post is irrelevant to the context.
4chan is four years older than Startup News (the original name of Hacker News).
I wasn't talking about age of the platform. I was talking about average mental age of its users.
Ah, my bad