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Hacker forums are a lot like indie rock bands.

Are you saying that indie rock bands get louder and louder the more popular they get?

(Serious question -- I don't listen to rock bands, indie or otherwise, so I don't know how the time- and popularity-dependence of their volume.)

No, he's saying that the quality is variable. Sometimes they have one great album and the rest are poor, or an album has a few great songs and the rest sounds like filler.

I thought he was saying they stop being cool when too many people discover them.

That sounds about right.

Unfortunately I tend to find both right as they stop being cool. (I joined on erlang day)

Wow. That's so unique to indie music. I couldn't even imagine any other genre of music who's quality varies.

Well, yeah I guess you're right. But you kinda straw manned me there by changing the subject from an indie band and their work to a general genre. I expect more mainstream bands to consistently be good or bad, but not have the ups and downs I've heard from a couple indie bands. That and it fit my own explanation of how things vary from day to day.

But yeah, you're right, my experience blinded me. And cheer up, your comment seems out of place.

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