Comment by greedo
11 days ago
How are you calculating that? Also, my 1000 foot view would see that "rating" as something most HN commenters would match.
11 days ago
How are you calculating that? Also, my 1000 foot view would see that "rating" as something most HN commenters would match.
It's comparatively few really
for instance yours comes out as
Analytical 45%, Cynical 30%, Pedantic 15%, Melancholic 10%
and mine is
Philosophical 35%, Hardware-Obsessed 25%, Analytically Pedantic 20%, Retro-Nostalgic 15%, Anti-Ad Skeptic 5%
You should consider gathering all of your analysis and pedantry into one easy to manage neurosis.
It's from https://hn-wrapped.kadoa.com
> How are you calculating that?
He's using a tool that was shared on HN some time back that takes a username and generates those states from the posts made.
When I last checked, of over 10k posts, it only uses a few dozen to calculate that score, so it is about as reliable as dowsing.
> Also, my 1000 foot view would see that "rating" as something most HN commenters would match.
Probably. Why else join a discussion if you're going to be a yes-man to every comment?
>When I last checked, of over 10k posts, it only uses a few dozen to calculate that score, so it is about as reliable as dowsing.
A few samples are sufficient when the signal is strong enough. The time spent pie chart is definitely more what the user has been doing recently.
Overall, not everybody comes out the same, Pedantry is strong which I'm not really surprised about for a forum like this, but there are definitely personality traits of some users of sufficient magnitude that you can guess what the result will be.
Looking at the last 10 users who posted comments on HN are
Contrarian45%, Didactic25%, Skeptical15%, Analytical10%, Adversarial5%
Skeptical45%, Analytical30%, Contrarian15%, Helpful10%
Heretical45%, Low-Level Pedantic25%, Chaotic Helpful15%, Hardware-Jaded15%
Contrarian45%, Pedantic30%, Skeptical15%, Helpful10%
Helpful75%, Nostalgic15%, Appreciative5%, Skeptical5%
Defensive45%, Intellectual Flexing25%, Techno-Optimist20%, Exasperated10%
Skeptical45%, Pragmatic25%, Nostalgic20%, Helpful10%
Pedantic45%, Helpful25%, Techno-skeptic20%, Nostalgic10%
Pragmatic40%, Nostalgic25%, Opinionated20%, Visionary15%
Technically Precise45%, Disillusioned25%, Deeply Empathetic15%, Anti-AI Crusader15%
Contrarian45%, Didactic25%, Skeptical15%, Analytical10%, Adversarial5%
Skeptical45%, Analytical30%, Contrarian15%, Helpful10%
Heretical45%, Low-Level Pedantic25%, Chaotic Helpful15%, Hardware-Jaded15%
Contrarian45%, Pedantic30%, Skeptical15%, Helpful10%
Helpful75%, Nostalgic15%, Appreciative5%, Skeptical5%
Defensive45%, Intellectual Flexing25%, Techno-Optimist20%, Exasperated10%
Skeptical45%, Pragmatic25%, Nostalgic20%, Helpful10%
Pedantic45%, Helpful25%, Techno-skeptic20%, Nostalgic10%
Pragmatic40%, Nostalgic25%, Opinionated20%, Visionary15%
Technically Precise45%, Disillusioned25%, Deeply Empathetic15%, Anti-AI Crusader15%
Obviously this won't be a representative sample of HN because it will vary by time of day and topics under discussion. It's sufficient to show that the community is not entirely homogeneous.