> I don't want an echo chamber, and I want to be challenged -- but I don't want a daily rage fest against whomever the internet currently hates either
There is some scaling effect at play.
Let's say in community of 1,000 - 10,000 it is easy to keep a civil discourse by small moderation and self-policing. In the 100,000 - 1,000,000 range it is much much harder.
I have no idea of the size of HN but I believe it is closer to 50,000 and thus still "nice".
There is some scaling effect at play.
Let's say in community of 1,000 - 10,000 it is easy to keep a civil discourse by small moderation and self-policing. In the 100,000 - 1,000,000 range it is much much harder.
I have no idea of the size of HN but I believe it is closer to 50,000 and thus still "nice".