Readit Newsneilellis commented on No Socials November bjhess.com/posts/no-socia... · Posted by u/speckx
I would like to say no, but I do feel the same kind of dopamine hit from checking HN as I do other sites, and that makes me uncomfortable.
But the toxicity levels I find to be lower - definitely not zero, but much lower than the actual social media where the toxic content is actively prioritised.
> do you consider HN to be social media?
Yes, because I read/interact with comments. It's possible to just peruse headlines in which case it's less social.
> YT in particular has a tendency to draw me into endless shorts holes
Yeah, especially since there are no horrendous ads. YT on my AppleTV has become unwatchable with minutes of ads for minutes of content.
YT: Yep the only pay-for-no-adds that I gave in to.
My question for you all is: do you consider HN to be social media?
I got off traditional social media (twitter, fb, insta, etc) years ago and feel all the better for it. But I still visit HN and YouTube multiple times daily. For the most part I find those to be information-dense and part of my continual personal development practice. That said, YT in particular has a tendency to draw me into endless shorts holes.
If you can avoid reading too many comments I find it to be fine, I too have ditched all social media except YouTube and HN. I find YT doesn't pester me with toxic content, and HN you kind of just gotta read a few comments only :-)
neilellis commented on Show HN: HUD-like live annotation and sketching app for macOS draw.wrobele.com/... · Posted by u/tomaszsobota
Great, perfect, bought it.
Really good, clean and to the point, love it.
Identifies as Chrome 141
Another cohort of startups blown out of the water.
"But where's the moat, but where's the moat", cries the armchair engineer with a PhD in React.
Meanwhile OpenAI goes brr ...
That shouldn't be downvoted. Their pivot from model -> product company is one to watch with admiration and dread in equal measure.
neilellis commented on JustSketchMe – Digital Posing Tool justsketch.me... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
Be nice to have AI integration for natural language: (i.e. 'show the character running and looking away from camera')
neilellis commented on AI Generated School Periodic Table slack-files.com/T0770HNMM... · Posted by u/neilellis
I kid you not - this was part of a friends kid's school notebook, this is it pinned to their staff noticeboard. My favourite is Sr/Oldmum