I think it was a good alternative, but it not being federated nor able to create communities makes it a bit lame. I really liked it, but it’s hard to find interesting use for it when it doesn’t let you have the spaces or topics that you want to cover other than the already defined ones.
If you use a private website for your social media we just loop back to where we are right now in a few years. Even if it seems great now there will eventually be enshittification.
Really hard to care about a niche social network like this if it isn’t federated, honestly. Far as I’m concerned it could go the exact same way as Hacker News or Reddit.
Some people (granted, I remember reading this on Reddit) consider Hacker News to be full of right wing chuds. I personally just found it to be pretty full of techbros and programmers who were weirdly up themselves the last few times I tried to use it. r/programmingcirclejerk was basically all Hacker News comments lol
I like Hacker News for discussion about bleeding edge tech, but that’s about it. I don’t contribute anymore because I don’t see much point (plenty of high quality discussion by the time I get there).
There’s certainly weird comments, but I understand where they’re coming from and can usually tune out the stuff I dislike. Then again, I’m probably politically/philosophically closer to that group than I am to the people here (I consider myself a libertarian paternalist [i.e. the book nudge], so a little left of the US Libertarian Party). But I spend most of my time here because the topics are more varied and the discussion often feels more authentic.
It’s literally the tech bro news site, though, by design. This criticism is ridiculous. YCombinator is the organization that funds so many Silicon Valley tech dreams.
Its still alive and well. Its generally less memey and focuses on a higher quality of discourse. Its a different environment that can still be fun but its definitely brainier. Nothing wrong with engaging intelligent people, it makes you smarter.
Another reddit alternative https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/145om2g/a_little_about_tildes/
Looks ok but I don’t think its federated
I think it was a good alternative, but it not being federated nor able to create communities makes it a bit lame. I really liked it, but it’s hard to find interesting use for it when it doesn’t let you have the spaces or topics that you want to cover other than the already defined ones.
Yeah the lack of federation is a deal breaker for me. Nothing stopping it from going the way of reddit.
If you use a private website for your social media we just loop back to where we are right now in a few years. Even if it seems great now there will eventually be enshittification.
It is a shame that this is now a reason on the table to avoid sites like this.
When someone asks me if I’m on facebook, I can say I’m on The Federation, has a nice ring to it
Good tip, sounds better than Fediverse to be honest.
Really hard to care about a niche social network like this if it isn’t federated, honestly. Far as I’m concerned it could go the exact same way as Hacker News or Reddit.
Any more info on what is meant by the Hacker News comment?
Some people (granted, I remember reading this on Reddit) consider Hacker News to be full of right wing chuds. I personally just found it to be pretty full of techbros and programmers who were weirdly up themselves the last few times I tried to use it. r/programmingcirclejerk was basically all Hacker News comments lol
I like HN for discovering new blogs, but the comments can be really weird and lots of people seemingly only read the headlines.
I like Hacker News for discussion about bleeding edge tech, but that’s about it. I don’t contribute anymore because I don’t see much point (plenty of high quality discussion by the time I get there).
There’s certainly weird comments, but I understand where they’re coming from and can usually tune out the stuff I dislike. Then again, I’m probably politically/philosophically closer to that group than I am to the people here (I consider myself a libertarian paternalist [i.e. the book nudge], so a little left of the US Libertarian Party). But I spend most of my time here because the topics are more varied and the discussion often feels more authentic.
What happened to Hacker News? It doesn’t appear to have changed, though I haven’t used it in years. It was always a bit too techbro for me.
Same opinion I have of it, too techbro. Easier to avoid those circles on a federated site.
It’s literally the tech bro news site, though, by design. This criticism is ridiculous. YCombinator is the organization that funds so many Silicon Valley tech dreams.
It’s not a criticism. It just wasn’t to my taste.
Its still alive and well. Its generally less memey and focuses on a higher quality of discourse. Its a different environment that can still be fun but its definitely brainier. Nothing wrong with engaging intelligent people, it makes you smarter.