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by joshdavham 168 days ago
HN is social media and I think most people recognize that.

It's just that HN is a social media that respects your time and doesn't try to get you addicted. For example, HN has a very useful 'noprocrast' feature and one of the co-founders, pg, has openly worried about HN's addictiveness in the past [0].

So while HN is social media, I feel like it's qualitatively different than other platforms.

[0] https://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html
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petcat 168 days ago
But that only demonstrates that it is addictive and everyone knows it. It's the exact kind of website that this New York state law is targeting.

It just seems like hn is very open about acknowledging that. They'll still very much be subject to the state law

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joshdavham 167 days ago
That's a good point.

Would you personally be in favor of HN being regulated though? I'm not sure if I would.

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petcat 167 days ago
Indie soda makers still have to print their ingredients on the can.

So yes, I think HN should still have to acknowledge that the website is addictive in accordance with this state law.

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