Comment by probably_wrong
20 days ago
I want to disagree: HN is social media, but it is not a social network.
For it to be a social network there should be a way for me to indicate that I want to hear either more or less of you specifically, and yet HN is specifically designed to be more about ideas than about people.
Excellent point. I've never made the distinction really, but you're right. There's no relationship building here, just sharing and commenting.