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by michalf6 1026 days ago
The user absolutely is the product here, HN is a marketing and recruitment funnel to YC and YC-backed companies.
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I could be wrong, but I don't believe HN relies on selling user data like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok does. That is what I meant by that. That dramatically changes the incentives and therefor the experience.