If curious see also
2019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20473522
2020 (1 comment) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22216203
(apparently it took 23 years to notice: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=spacejam.com)
2019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20473522
2020 (1 comment) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22216203
(apparently it took 23 years to notice: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=spacejam.com)
Reddit from 2010:
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/esxwd/til_th...
From some googling, it looks like 2010 is when this made news (via reddit).
For example, here is a discussion about it on HN from 2010: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2050807
I remember because it was around that time I first started browsing HN.
HN has an insanely high retention rate for being just a little news sharing site. Most people get bored, pissed off, or uninterested at some point and leave. Looking at 10 year old tweet threads or reddit comment sections is basically a graveyard in comparison. Not sure what keeps people sticking around here.
In a couple days, it'll have been 10 years for me. Crazy.
Check this thread someone linked above from 9 years ago:
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/esxwd/til_th...
I clicked about 20 profiles, at least 70% are still active.
Actually, I think this phenomenon probably is pretty common for websites that are still on rising or at least hold still (like both HN and Reddit). Their initial users don't just leave for no reason. Less active, perhaps.