Ask HN: Is HN Still Relevant? Why or Why Not? Many people have told me to get on HN as they claim the visibility is great for up-and-coming projects. However, I usually see the good stuff on here barely makes the top. I thought they would have put better safeguards in place to prevent manufactured upvotes/engagement. To those who regularly use HN, do you still find it useful or relevant? And what's the best way to make use of this space? Thanks |
But the question is completely subjective. If you personally find value in the content shared on HN, great. If not, that is fine too. But if your goal is to use HN to build visibility of your own product and content, that might be a flawed approach. HN is good for feedback and critique, not for marketing your work.
I find enough content on HN that seems relevant or useful to me, so I continue scanning through it. Based on the frequency of posts and lively comment threads I think many other people also find the site relevant and useful, to them.
Read it once a day whilst you are in a meeting that you have nothing/not much to contribute to or takeaway from ;)