People don't remember now, but in the old HN comments like "this is so true honestly" would have been downvoted. If a comment just agrees with the parent, people would have said that's what the upvote button is for. Adding a "I agree" comment is just noise.
Also Reddit-style humorous replies were frowned upon because they ruin serious discussion and encourage karma chasing as opposed to providing valuable insight.
If you redefine the technical world distilling to mean training on text, you are correct.
We’re all distillers now.
People don't remember now, but in the old HN comments like "this is so true honestly" would have been downvoted. If a comment just agrees with the parent, people would have said that's what the upvote button is for. Adding a "I agree" comment is just noise.
This is so true honestly.
Also Reddit-style humorous replies were frowned upon because they ruin serious discussion and encourage karma chasing as opposed to providing valuable insight.
2 replies →