Ask HN: How would you react if someone in real life asked if you've heard of HN?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32520082

by Victerius • 4 years ago

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How would you react if someone in real life asked whether you've heard of this "obscure website" called Hacker News?

marek_leisk2• 4 years ago

Most clients I work with read HN. It's completely normal in my circles.

cpach• 4 years ago

As for me, I would simply respond ”sure, I’ve been a member for ages”. I have no comments here that I would be ashamed of.

galfarragem2• 4 years ago

Yup, I wouldn't mind to tell my username if asked, even to a possible employer. Your HN comments along the years are a resume of you. It's really hard to pretend here. Somebody will call your BS right away. This promotes honesty.

anonomousename• 4 years ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30838788

As long as you seem articulate, it seems like people won’t call your BS.

kubanczyk• 4 years ago

Handshake? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxZ3H5nAy0

muzani• 4 years ago

I made a RL friend here from HN - he just emailed me saying he was in the same region, and we clicked on stuff.

I also work at a YC company these days. HN is mentioned a lot at work. My username is really obvious to those who work with me. I try not to comment on HN threads trending at work, because my HN comment history is cringe.

On the twist side, most other friends don't know about HN. This is also the group of friends who ask "is Amazon a good place to work for tech?" The word hacker does put people off.

WallyFunk• 4 years ago

'Oh you mean the Orange Site where very smart people exchange techne all day and heavily critique everything new in the tech world'

navjack27• 4 years ago

"no, what's that? Sounds like a shady website or something." And let them explain it to me. Knowing how someone perceives a thing would inform me on if I should admit to already be using the thing.

Ask HN: How would you react if someone in real life asked if you've heard of HN?

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