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PG: The biggest source of stress for me at YC was running HN

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482 points ilamont | 3 comments | 11 Jul 20 21:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sgustard ◴[12 Jul 20 04:01 UTC] No.23808698[source]▶
I started an internet forum in 2006 whose audience was almost entirely female. It grew to a reasonable size, not huge, but what was remarkable was a nearly complete lack of trolls, arguments, and bad behavior. We saw that women just engage differently online, with a premium on expressing positive sentiments and encouraging each other to contribute constructively. Of course I don't want to generalize, but the removal of young men at their testosterone peak age from anonymous forums is remarkable.
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1. ztjio ◴[12 Jul 20 05:58 UTC] No.23809210[source]▶
I think you're ignoring a vastly more applicable factor: 2006.
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2. grayclhn ◴[12 Jul 20 12:29 UTC] No.23810839[source]▶
The internet was plenty toxic in 2006.
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3. rurban ◴[12 Jul 20 13:51 UTC] No.23811287[source]▶
the internet was plenty toxic in the 90ies also, but you had a much thicker skin then and you simply blocked the kid in your personal settings.

it became problematic when you had to discuss to block/censor the offender centrally. before you never did that, central services refused to engage in such pleads and wars.