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I always hesitate - some people hate it, others appreciate it. I think it's worth cross-connecting previous conversations, because I see the HN discussions as a resource. Others seem to think it should all be ephemeral and throw-away.

Having said all that, I hope this gets some new discussion.

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This jarred loose a memory... You and I discussed this here once, years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=227579

The experiential difference of seeing the contextualization you put in the top-level post here, and just seeing a list of links (like you used to do) is huge. This way feels friendly like being invited into a larger conversation. A "sterile" list of previous discussion feels a little too much like "OMG repost".

I can't speak for others - but I think you hit the sweet spot of how to do the cross-connecting.

I think of it as a public service, so others don't have to do the same. Thanks!

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