It is kind of ironic that so many professionals come to HN for a breath of fresh air, after which they continue building the UX they were escaping from in the first place.
The reality is that the existing large sites that can afford to employ the majority of developers have PMs that mandate the horrific UX we encounter day to day.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34507665
I'm curious how many people are starting or want to start a business here. I always assumed the percentage was pretty high.
- it is a lack of disinformation, people here tend to push conversations in the right direction
- it is a lack of advertising and bullshit articles
It is like Craigslist. Everyone and their mother has tried to re-design craigslist, with yearly graveyards of competitors.
The problem is CL's interface isn't the product. It is _already_ extremely useful, and so to get people to leave CL you'd need to give a value add on top of what seems to already be a pretty feature packed service.
Also due to the fantastic moderation (thanks dang!)