Ask HN: Is HN becoming more of an “echo chamber”?
Ask HN: Is HN becoming more of an “echo chamber”?
9 by alasr | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Looking at the current top HN post "Google Search Is Dying"[1] on the HN front page and all the upvotes it's receiving and reading most of its comments, I'm kind of forced to to ask that: In your opinion: 1. Is HN becoming more of an "echo chamber"? 2. If yes[2], how big of an "echo chamber" you think HN has become (or is becoming)? 3. How wide spread this issue? Is it only certain topic specific? If yes, what are those topics? ... My reason for asking this question is that afore-mentioned post[1] is referencing mostly YC personalities and HN post as answering its main question: "How do we know Google is dying?"[1] which I don't think is really very convincing. Note: I find it quite ironic that I'm asking this question on HN while knowing that one can't rely too much on the received responses. Still, IMHO, HN is the best place for asking this HN specific question than any other place on the internet (at this moment). Edit: 1- Disclaimer: I don't have any investment or work-related relationship with Alphabet/Google or any of its subsidiaries. Just a regular HNer who loves mostly STEM or business related healthy/constructive discussions. --- [1] - https://ift.tt/lzCTJ3B [2] - To some extent, I accept that all online social platform are inherently kind of an "echo chamber", in a very specific sense. However, I could not be alone here expecting a little more from the majority of HN users (compared to users of other online social platforms, like Reddit) when it comes to the issue of an "echo chamber" and its corresponding negative effects.
9 by alasr | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Looking at the current top HN post "Google Search Is Dying"[1] on the HN front page and all the upvotes it's receiving and reading most of its comments, I'm kind of forced to to ask that: In your opinion: 1. Is HN becoming more of an "echo chamber"? 2. If yes[2], how big of an "echo chamber" you think HN has become (or is becoming)? 3. How wide spread this issue? Is it only certain topic specific? If yes, what are those topics? ... My reason for asking this question is that afore-mentioned post[1] is referencing mostly YC personalities and HN post as answering its main question: "How do we know Google is dying?"[1] which I don't think is really very convincing. Note: I find it quite ironic that I'm asking this question on HN while knowing that one can't rely too much on the received responses. Still, IMHO, HN is the best place for asking this HN specific question than any other place on the internet (at this moment). Edit: 1- Disclaimer: I don't have any investment or work-related relationship with Alphabet/Google or any of its subsidiaries. Just a regular HNer who loves mostly STEM or business related healthy/constructive discussions. --- [1] - https://ift.tt/lzCTJ3B [2] - To some extent, I accept that all online social platform are inherently kind of an "echo chamber", in a very specific sense. However, I could not be alone here expecting a little more from the majority of HN users (compared to users of other online social platforms, like Reddit) when it comes to the issue of an "echo chamber" and its corresponding negative effects.
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