I'm really happy this site exists to discuss topics intelligently

Yes hacker news really is an oasis.

Me too. I love how the most insightful comments get to the top instead of meme comments or just plain circle-jerk stuff, like in reddit.

People on HN seem to be more open minded and curious. Reddit seems more judgemental. Just my 2 cents

reddit was coopted by marketers about 5 years ago. As is every site which relies on ads.

What's puzzling to me about reddit specifically is the politicisation of almost every thread.

It's exhausting dealing with that mindset.

it's nice but it definitely suffers from the SV echo chamber

Really? I find the reverse to be true. I have found it far easier to express incongruent opinions and factoids on Reddit and not get into trouble for it. Here on HN, everyone is so politically correct and expects others to be too; it's terrifying. My point again is that on Reddit, you can get away with expressing dissimilar views; this is a good thing.

a rational site unlike HN and Reddit would have about 10 users. it takes more effort to write a rational political comment than to make a ycombinator pitch.