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Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving

805 points by prodigycorp ↗ HN
I’ve been a part of this community for fifteen years. Despite the yearly bemoaning of HN’s quality compared to its mythical past, I’ve found that it’s the one community that has remained steadfast as a source of knowledge, cattiness, and good discussion.

Thank you @dang and @tomhow.

Here's to another year.

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jetsnoc
Sixteen years here, and the half-life decay of this community has been slower than anywhere else. That takes real, consistent work, and we have been lucky to have it. Through good times and rough ones, including the loss of Aaron Swartz (who I only knew of through HN), this has stayed a place for real conversation.

The grit, curiosity, and people building things have always been inspiring.

Thanks for all the discussions over the years.

Happy Thanksgiving!

randycupertino
Ten years for me! Came because my partner sent me an interesting thread, stayed because of the interesting articles and thoughtful comments from people who actually know what they're talking about.
mindcrime
Seems weird to say, but I've been posting here for seventeen years now. And in that time, can I say that the quality of the discourse has slipped some? Well... if I'm being honest, probably yeah. A little. But at the same time, I can still honestly say that HN is still easily the best community of this sort on the 'net, at least that I'm aware of. OK, Lobste.rs has some merit, but the problem there is that the community there is arguably still a little too small, and you just don't get the variety and volume of interesting discussion you get here. But the level of discourse is high there as well.

Anyway, I find HN to be a wonderful refuge from a lot of the absurdity that's "out there" and I will happily throw in my own "Thanks, guys!" to dang and tomhow. And to pg for starting this whole thing back in the day.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, and here's to more years to come!

mettamage
17 years? Damn, that's a mindcrime!

Relatable by the way. Though, not 17 years, haha, "just" 10 :')

Minor49er
I'm certainly thankful for Hacker News!
RickJWagner
Happy Thanksgiving!

Use this day to eat good food, converse with relatives, and rest from the usual madness. Peace on Earth.

bytearray
Nostalgia is a heck of a drug. :-)

Happy Thanksgiving!

s_c_r
15 years here too. I turn 40 today. Grateful for this community. I quit social media years ago but still enjoy the discourse here.
iancmceachern
I had to check, I'm at 8 years, stay awesome HN'ers!
unkulunkulu
Hey, community! Thank you for this opportunity to connect and feel closeness to the best parts and people in our industry.

Thank you for your open mindedness, smarts, stupid fun and lovable nerdiness.

I feel at home here.

One thing that makes me sad are dystopian fears. Not sure if this is warranted or not, but certainly get my dose of dread from HN. But thank you for being so sensitive and caring in this.

Happy thanksgiving.

zkmon
Just completed 7 years on HN. This is the only social network I'm active on (if you don't count whatsapp). Awesome folks and amazing discussions!!
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coolThingsFirst
Happy thanksgiving american bros, don't get too fat.

It’s funny what passes as humor in europe is crass for others.

peterclary
14 years here. Thanks @dang and @tomhow.
chrisrickard
Another 15-yearer here too! Thank you HN, and for all the work you do @dang and @tomhow
qntmfred
happy thanksgiving y'all :)
awaseem
Pretty new poster, but I learn so much from HN. Great way to curate and see amazing stuff
rsynnott
Horrifyingly, my account appears to be eighteen years old.

The mythical utopian HN past never existed.

ryandv
Been lurking since 2011 or so. Dare I say that the average level of discourse has finally fallen to a level where I feel comfortable participating after over ten years of just reading.

That being said HN was and continues to be one of the most valuable resources for geeks on the net.

kbelder
A new online law: Every community eventually degrades to the point I will feel like I fit in ;)