| > Specifically /r/programming vs HN. HNers /behave/ more knowledgeably about startups and software. > Is the user-base different? No. White middle class men. Anything else is downvoted or not spoken of.[1] > Is it just differences in karma/downvoting mechanics? No, it's the YCombinator brand name that's making the difference. And the fact that HN is nowhere near as popular as reddit. (Popularity attracts even more white people, but especially those who would like to behave like spoiled brats.) > Am I right to irrationally dislike reddit? Yup. Find the right sub and you'll be fine. (Edit) [1] As an example, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9451652 . Anyone other than that demographic, with some critical thought in them, have already abandoned the use of "riots" [along with its corrolary, "thugs"] to refer to the protests, and are using either #BaltimoreProtests or #BaltimoreUprisings . In that linked debate, not a single leading commentary disputes... wait for it... the very title. |