Comment by mhitza
3 months ago
Looking at the problem differently. Say some change would make Hacker News unusable, the data would support this and show that it practically affects no one.
3 months ago
Looking at the problem differently. Say some change would make Hacker News unusable, the data would support this and show that it practically affects no one.
First, we are an insignificant portion of the web, and it's okay to admit that.
Second, if HN were built upon outdated Web standards practically nobody else uses, I'm sure YCombinator could address the issue before the deadline (which would probably be at least a year or two out) to meet the needs of its community. Every plant needs nourishment to survive.
It's not OK for the Google & co to chip away at "insignificant" portions of the web until all that's left are big corporate run platforms.
First, you're assuming that those portions of the Web won't evolve in order to survive. Second, you're ascribing a motive to Google that you assume (probably falsely) that they possess.