On: Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds

[overgard]

Maybe the useful distinction isn't "is it a social site?" but rather "is the content curated or user created?". Anything that's user created is going to have the issues described I think, whether you consider it a social network or not.

[trumpdong → overgard]

HN has curated content, since dang has a heavy thumb on the scale.