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by lazybreather
1716 days ago
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I landed on HN after more or less knowing/using almost all existing social media at that time. So would be the case with many other avid HN users if I have to take an educated guess. I admit that the transition to this culture took a while. Many 'flamebait' comments and several accounts later, I'd like to think I improved. Not just on HN but overall - real and virtual lives.
This does not mean that my intent earlier was to create toxicity on all the other platforms I had been on. Atleast as far as I know. It was mostly about letting the anger out while being mostly ignorant about the bigger picture and consequences. I am still the same person with similar values. I would still be enraged by the things I was back then. Only the way I react and communicate changed and is still changing.
All I mean here is, HN is a growing community where most new comers would have experienced culture on other platforms before they discover HN. While that is no excuse to tolerate flamebaitedness, there is a good chance that the person is still learning HN culture.
But honestly and gratefully, dang and other 'caretakers' make HN what it is. I sometimes think there is too much control on how communication happens here. With every passing day, I can clearly see why it should be that way. |
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I've recently deleted my ten years old Reddit account because I was getting into fights with everybody, and to this day I can't spend 10 minutes on that site without feeling the need to comment "what the fuck are you talking about you dimwit" to some random poster, while I'm finding much easier to be civil on HN, and while I get my downvotes here as well sometimes, I'm on my best behaviour, and proud of the wonderful discussions I've had over the years.
I've tried getting into Twitter, and I feel I would soon turn into the most toxic asshat on the Internet like many over there are, so perhaps it's best I don't.