[16s]

How comparable are sites like HN to FaceBook and Twitter? I'm genuinely curious what others, here, think about that. I don't use the mainstream social sites, but I do use and like HN. Would professor Moglen think HN users were part of the problem too?

[spacemanaki]

Well there are no ads being served on HN, so while it's possible that pg and YC are collecting tons of interesting data on people from analyzing their comments and votes, I think it's easier to imagine that they are not, since there's no clear motive.