One of the things that brings me back to HN regularly is suddenly realising someone I have never met has made an intelligent, thoughtful counter-point to something I said. There is always something to learn in those situations, sometimes about the subject, sometimes about me.
But time zones, real work, and real life mean that comments can go unanswered for hours. And I can never tell if my latest scintillating contribution to the sum of human debate has fallen off their threads page, or simply offended them so much they unplugged.
(F'ing hell, I sound lonely. Need to work in a two-person office)
Anyway, is there a way to change HN a little bit such that
lifeisstillgood
your threads commented on _6_ times since last visit
you were downvoted _14_ times
Have we already had this conversation ? Has someone launched a startup solving this problem I don't know about?
