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I think too though for some submissions there's a discrepancy between readers vs commenters, I think in part because HN as a site is attractive to certain types
by Springtime 2y ago
I think too though for some submissions there's a discrepancy between readers vs commenters, I think in part because HN as a site is attractive to certain types of users (text only, more web 1.0-y and refreshing vs gamified forum experiences), which leads to some skew in the demographic of who choose to register as users and engage.
See for example the disproportionate number of comments on HN from users who disable Javascript and or (all) cookies and remark about a site experience based on it (can't read article, some aspect not working, etc), yet from general statistics represents a niche minority.
(Which isn't to say that any such critiques are invalid either, just an observation on perceived audience)
- neilv 2y agoI just realized two implications of this HN demographic: * Good: That side of HN is within the target for a little niche Web site I plan to launch in a few weeks. * Bad: I used a Web framework that requires 10x the hosting resources that it should (resume-driven-development), so I might have to upgrade from free-tier hosting before HN mention, just to not be embarrassed by hug of death.
- apitman 2y agoEven if you survive the hug, they'll probably complain anyway.
- andai 2y agoWhat framework? I'm getting into full stack and I was under the impression that all the shiny new stuff is focused on being more efficient, rather than less?
- fuzztester 2y agoE*e*t*on, maybe.
- iJohnDoe 2y agoDon’t forget about the comments regarding sites that hijack the scrolling.