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Sometimes the best immediate response isn’t technical, but human.
You're absolutely right! And thank you for the thoughtful words you reserved for us.
I didn't mean to say that you were criticizing the team, sorry if it came that way
I took that as an occasion to remind everyone we're always present day and night (thanks timezones!), that we're not on a pedestal, and nobody should ever put us on a pedestal because we're all Stacker News people.
It's always heartwarming to see people come together and find a solution, just wanted to tell you guys that we have your back.
P.S. your workaround proved me wrong because it spoke for itself.
P.S. your workaround proved me wrong because it spoke for itself.
The workaround mainly addresses one downside to the situation.
Creating a systematic, money-moderated approach to protect the community from (self-proclaimed) wealthy individuals using their economic power to manipulate the community is no easy task. We've all seen @k00b spend weeks thinking aloud in the saloon and comments of release posts, trying to find a solution.
The problem is that the system, being both open-loop and money-moderated, gives an advantage to those with external finances over those who don’t have as much. And let's be honest, that latter group is likely the majority, especially given the former "earn with posts" narrative.
This is why we want to show that even on SN, money isn’t everything. If we stand together and support each other, we can counteract a lot of the disruptions through simple actions. After all, we do live in a novel age of non-discriminatory empowerment now.
Not at all, this isn't meant to be criticism of the SN team. (I should probably have been more specific about that.)
The intent was to point to the community taking some responsibility rather than always deferring everything to the developers. We’re all part of this ecosystem, and there are ways we can actively help mitigate risks instead of waiting for fixes.
I agree that speaking up matters. At the same time, temporary workarounds can give developers the space to implement proper, long-term solutions. The goal isn’t to shift pressure onto the team, but to support them while they work on it. Community is more than just code, it’s also about people looking out for each other. Sometimes the best immediate response isn’t technical, but human.