How does gobbledygook like this get traction on HN? What has happened on HN culturally to allow something like this to surface to the top?
How does gobbledygook like this get traction on HN? What has happened on HN culturally to allow something like this to surface to the top?
https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
How is this one a submarine? It is not even PR.
This is a website where anybody can trivially create multiple accounts in minutes. It has minimal protections against abuse. The strength of the community relies entirely on its obscurity and it's no longer obscure.
It died as a home for intellectuals the moment it became big enough to be a viable platform for political propaganda (many years ago).
The core premise might still be interesting to discuss, even though the submission itself is not very good.
Disclaimer: I didn't vote for this submission.
Because a lot of people upvote based on the title and not the content? That's my assumption at least.
The title is pretty enticing, even if the content is slop trash.
A lot of nonsense get traction on HN (and everywhere else).
The revolt of the masses is real.
Happening quickly too. Far too quickly.
It is a little bit old https://www.amazon.com/The-Revolt-of-the-Masses/dp/B0934PV37..., but yeah, I agree that it has been crazy lately.
Yes the theory is old - but the last decade has really sped it up.