alt Hacker NewsIt's a website with the smartest people in the world. The level of conversations here are unrivaled in internet communities.
It's understandable to be addicted. Lol.
I visit this place multiple times a day.
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> the smartest people in the world
But also, people like me. Be careful what you choose to believe on this website
It's really not 'the smartest people.' It's people interested in tech, and often in making-a-lot-of-money-in-tech. It does have a lot of people with significant industry experience, which is cool.
> It's a website with the smartest people in the world.
Nice joke!
At least, I hope it was a joke...
Also the level of flak is unrivaled.
Any professional forum or technical subreddit with good moderation and gatekeeping blows Hacker News out of the water any day of the week.
99% of social science or political topics and 50% of technical topics here do not… read as smart, and you’d be much better off spending the same time reading the first chapter of a relevant 101-level college textbook.