On: OpenAI Announces Funding for Startups

[kopochameleon]

> they wonder, before clicking the reply button on a popular piece of YC tech

[theplague42 → kopochameleon]

Nobody uses HN because it's an amazing piece of software.

[nexuist → theplague42]

Yeah we do. HN made a lot of intentional choices to avoid becoming a generic social media clone. There's a reason why nobody is replying with reaction GIFs in the comments or linking to rickrolls. HN is a unique piece of software that goes hand in hand with the moderation that augments it.

[andyxor → theplague42]

HN is actually an amazing piece of software in its own minimalistic way

[stingraycharles → kopochameleon]

By that definition any business that develops an app or website or forum software is a tech company.

Sounds an awful lot like WeWork trying to brand itself as a tech company.

[typon → kopochameleon]

The success of HN is from its moderation, not from its tech.