Ask HN: What other online communities are you part of?
I used to be part of a lot of online forums. In the last 5 years, or more, I feel like I’ve only spent time on HN and reddit. What other communities are you part of?
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It's been featured on HN before:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23814517
And also featured more in the past under its original name Sublevel:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8111691
It's been featured on HN before:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23814517
And also featured more in the past under its original name Sublevel:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8111691
Slashdot, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, DeviantArt, LinkedIn, YouTube
Slashdot - Like HN, but far worse signal to noise
Reddit - If you are careful with the things you join, not actively bad
Twitter - I only follow a few people, and avoid politics
Facebook - Friend and family, where I vent
Flickr - Photo sharing
DeviantArt - Old photo sharing
LinkedIn - Facebook for your resume
YouTube - Lots of interesting things to watch, and comment on
Slashdot - Like HN, but far worse signal to noise
Reddit - If you are careful with the things you join, not actively bad
Twitter - I only follow a few people, and avoid politics
Facebook - Friend and family, where I vent
Flickr - Photo sharing
DeviantArt - Old photo sharing
LinkedIn - Facebook for your resume
YouTube - Lots of interesting things to watch, and comment on
Slashdot - Is HN but with older bitter and more rude devs. Not moderated, and the UI sucks. I go there often.
Slashdot has moderation, and metamoderation. The rating system isn't the best, though.
I noted some here:
https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/research/staying-on-top-of-t...
https://wiki.nikitavoloboev.xyz/research/staying-on-top-of-t...
Some parts of Reddit are better than others.
For example, almost all Reddit's investing/finance subreddits are dreadful, but there is an exception:
https://old.reddit.com/r/brkb/
There are really intelligent, fun communities on Reddit, but they can be hard to find.
For example, almost all Reddit's investing/finance subreddits are dreadful, but there is an exception:
https://old.reddit.com/r/brkb/
There are really intelligent, fun communities on Reddit, but they can be hard to find.
My gripe with Reddit is more about how unusable the site is. I decided to come back to the site recently and make a new account. I tried to comment on a thread, but got auto order because account karma. After that though, I noticed I could only make posts every ten minutes.
I use old.reddit.com on desktops because their "updated" interface is absolutely horrendous. There is a tab in preferences to opt out of the redesign too.
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I recently discovered this discord server: https://discord.gg/MzhGqQC
Looks very low-key and less noise.
Looks very low-key and less noise.
I visit hubski.com occasionally. It's not super active but it seems to have a lot of smart people on it.
I spend a lot of time on Discord, Twitch, and 4chan. I also play MMORPGs (World of Warcraft Classic, Oldschool Runescape).
I would not recommend this lifestyle.
I would not recommend this lifestyle.
Lately, I've been getting into https://0x00sec.org
hackaday.io and libera.chat (IRC)
Twitter is not a community and I'm not on Reddit but not all subreddits could be called communities.
Twitter is not a community and I'm not on Reddit but not all subreddits could be called communities.
Forums are still alive and well for most niches. Discord groups serve a specific purpose as well.
Aggregators are nice too, from all sides of the political spectrum to avoid echo chambers/censorship.
News aggregators:
- lobste.rs
- notabug.io
- patriots.win
Forums:
- ar15.com
- pbnation.com
- many many car forums
Aggregators are nice too, from all sides of the political spectrum to avoid echo chambers/censorship.
News aggregators:
- lobste.rs
- notabug.io
- patriots.win
Forums:
- ar15.com
- pbnation.com
- many many car forums