[mg]

I would love something like this if it where completely free of visual distractions. Purely text based like HN.

Using HN is kind of giving me a nice "easy time" without colors, images or animations. Using a site that has a lot of visually "loud" elements takes away energy from me.

Another aspect that would be nice is if everybody would announce the city they are in, so people could come together for local "builder meetups".

[mihaaly]

An appearance oriented design does not really care about visual distraction and hence usability, that's just secondary or lower.