[HN Gopher] Proof of X
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Proof of X
Author : dguo
Score : 25 points
Date : 2021-01-24 21:02 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (julian.digital)
(TXT) w3m dump (julian.digital)
| mwilcox wrote:
| #21e8
| keyle wrote:
| Hey pocket, lock the phone!
| polote wrote:
| This post has been submitted 7 times (but not by the same users)
| in the last 5 months
| https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=julian.digital
|
| I don't know what to think of that. In one way the articles of
| Julian are always interesting articles, but in another way it
| just shows that even on HN bruteforce-posting works
|
| Obviously (2020)
| MegaThorx wrote:
| And I've seen it for the first time. I think it's beneficial if
| it gets reposted (as long as there is sufficient time in
| between) as it will reach more readers.
|
| Through the short lifetime of entries on the first page, only a
| small part of HN readers will likely see it.
| polote wrote:
| I don't think that's the goal of HN to let anyone know about
| all interesting stuff that exists. Newsletters are better for
| that I think.
|
| This one may interest you https://hnblogs.substack.com/ daily
| blog posts of HN (disclaimer I'm the owner) and this specific
| article was included in the 6 august 2020 email btw
| mdip wrote:
| Apparently I'm not the only one trying to load this page;
|
| Text-only cache link (full wouldn't load either):
| https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Eh061j...
| input_sh wrote:
| As someone that semi-regularly follows this blog, that is
| pretty much the the full one.
|
| It's pretty simplistic in its design.
| xerxespoy wrote:
| > At their core, social networks are primarily about one thing:
| Building social capital through signaling.
|
| Maybe for the author.
|
| People also use social networks without expecting or requiring
| any net social "capital" benefit through "signalling".
|
| Examples:
|
| - keeping in touch with people (privately or publicly)
|
| - inform others about something they may be interested in
| (without needing or requiring acknowledgement)
|
| - lessening loneliness
|
| - gathering or dispensing intel on a topic
|
| - filling in time / looking for entertainment
|
| I can readily think of many more reasons than the singlular one
| of signalling to heighten social status. I'm sure that occurs,
| but listing it as a primary reason cast the article immediately
| in disfavour for this reader.
| roywiggins wrote:
| The problem with "signalling" theories is that they can explain
| nearly anything. Why did you do X? Why, to show other people
| that you are the sort of person who does X. Even if you didn't
| know it at the time.
|
| It's hard to see how you would go about falsifying it. It's way
| too convenient as an explanation for whatever you want. It's
| less a theory and more a very particular lens to view the world
| through. Nearly anything can be slotted into it.
| Judgmentality wrote:
| Any theory that can't be invalidated is not worth debating.
| It may be true or it may not - what difference does it make
| if it's impossible to know?
| systemvoltage wrote:
| For this new trend of monospaced fonts on a blog - just keep in
| mind that proportional fonts and the entire study of kerning
| exists to improve readability. Monospaced fonts, while not bad,
| aren't optimal for reading long form text.
| keyle wrote:
| I agree with you as a ux guy but I also have to admit this blog
| was more readable than most, at least on mobile.
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