"On HN, these kind of submissions are just as trashy, but because they point directly to LKML we can be fooled into thinking to be something loftier."
No, it's because of the cognitive dissonance in play on HN. It's a fucking news-re-blog, for crying out loud, but because of the stated goals[0] of the site there's some idea that we're rising above the trash and nonsense of sites like Slashdot.
Don't get me wrong; articles get posted here before they get reposted on Slashdot or The Register etc., but that's all there is to HN. It's not a better place for discussion than either of those two sites.
No, it's because of the cognitive dissonance in play on HN. It's a fucking news-re-blog, for crying out loud, but because of the stated goals[0] of the site there's some idea that we're rising above the trash and nonsense of sites like Slashdot.
Don't get me wrong; articles get posted here before they get reposted on Slashdot or The Register etc., but that's all there is to HN. It's not a better place for discussion than either of those two sites.
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