This site is one of the most exciting places on the web IMHO and gets better by the day.
By virtue of it being so new and small, it actually represents pure human communication. Like the early days of the internet. Honest, natural, effortless.
I really hope we can get some defenses in place before the mass propaganda armies descend on us. There are already a few questionable accounts I think.
@k00b I for one am willing to pay a higher rate for honest discourse than a propagandist is willing to pay for my eyeballs. The challenge, I think, is somehow rewarding truth rather than emotion (twitter-style). Because sometimes bad ideas are compelling and the economics could get skewed.
The key is to get more high quality conversations going. Right now the incentives drive links and starting threads. Perhaps experiment with some way to distribute sats from a robust conversation - some to the OP but many to those that drive conversation. So many ways to find links today. High quality commentary much harder. My .02.
I love it, I just started using SN a week or so ago and I’m finding it to be more interesting than any other twitter alternative. I’m probably not using it as much as Twitter yet, but definitely using twitter less because of SN. I havent posted much yet, mostly commenting. Ninja edit: I like that I can edit my posts for mistakes but sort of like the “immutability” of twitter.
I didn't realize there are less than 1000 stackers! Amazing content for such a small community.
I'm number 1001
Haha welcome :)
You can view these stats here: https://stacker.news/users/forever
The reduction in users stacking is due to the rewards algo change. Registrations reduction likely due to slowing down marketing.
We'll be updating the rewards algo to spread the love a little more, specifically to commenters, so hopefully we can get more folks stacking.
I'm getting a 500 server error on that page right now.
Okay, should work now. Had an ambiguous column in a join.
Thanks for reporting! I'll check it out.
This site is one of the most exciting places on the web IMHO and gets better by the day.
By virtue of it being so new and small, it actually represents pure human communication. Like the early days of the internet. Honest, natural, effortless.
I really hope we can get some defenses in place before the mass propaganda armies descend on us. There are already a few questionable accounts I think.
@k00b I for one am willing to pay a higher rate for honest discourse than a propagandist is willing to pay for my eyeballs. The challenge, I think, is somehow rewarding truth rather than emotion (twitter-style). Because sometimes bad ideas are compelling and the economics could get skewed.
Thanks!
Re: paying more. Eventually we will have subs with much higher fees (as determine by the sub operator) which should solve for this.
Only 747 users? Lurkers - stop lurking and engage a little!
I know right! It's kind of a well known thing; it's the 1% rule.
ok
Woohoo! I've been spreading the word to everyone I know.
There's lot of space to grow. I hope to see (and help with) quality content, open discussions and the presentation of great projects in the future.
The website itself is a great example of lightning's potential.
I'm doing my part
This is good, thanks to everyone and especially to the developers.
Cheers
The key is to get more high quality conversations going. Right now the incentives drive links and starting threads. Perhaps experiment with some way to distribute sats from a robust conversation - some to the OP but many to those that drive conversation. So many ways to find links today. High quality commentary much harder. My .02.
Totally agree. Most of the value of forums is in high quality back and forths.
dang, the HN moderator, calls these 'diffs' and understands this really well.I love it, I just started using SN a week or so ago and I’m finding it to be more interesting than any other twitter alternative. I’m probably not using it as much as Twitter yet, but definitely using twitter less because of SN. I havent posted much yet, mostly commenting.
Ninja edit: I like that I can edit my posts for mistakes but sort of like the “immutability” of twitter.
Just starting to get into SN, will try to engage more.
I wonder how it will sound in 10 years - "users spent generational wealth on likes"
Wow, i wonder what it was this month.