Discuss: HN qualifies as "social media". Why or why not?

hammyhavoc · on July 21, 2022

Hardly. Profiles are extremely minimal, and it's not much more fleshed out than the average WordPress comment system is. I can't follow people on HN (AFAIK) either.

wizofaus · on July 21, 2022

Agree that being able to choose who you follow/"friend" is a key social media feature missing on HN. But profiles are not noticeably more minimal than those on Twitter are far as I can tell.