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by 2112
1962 days ago
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This was posted yesterday ; HN homepage on the day it launched (Oct 9, 2006) https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2006-10-9 I've been a power lurker for years and had a few accounts. I can't imagine my life without HN. I'm here almost everyday, at least once a day. What I'm getting at is this ; picture coming here and finding literally 0 submissions [0] ... This was a somewhat surreal and shocking experience, like seeing the completely deserted downtown at the beginning of the pandemic. If the site just went away it wouldn't be as bad as this. Picture showing up to the bar, work, or whatever and no one else is there. Like they're all dead or something. I don't usually feel lonely, but I would on that day. I could quite possibly cry or have a panic attack or something. I came to realize HN is my third place [1] and it has become possibly even more important to me during this goddamn pandemic. Thank you all for coming here. I love you guys. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2006-11-10 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place |
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