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>>Imusta+(OP)
It’s funny how I spend so much time on HN, yet couldn’t point out a single username (that I don’t know IRL) besides dang.

This is one reason I feel an odd disconnect (anonymity?) with HN that isn’t felt on other social platforms I’ve been a part of. Those often have avatars or some other visual form of recognition that helps put a “face” to a name.

I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing, but I definitely think it’s intentional.

>>jader2+SJ9
It’s part of why I’ve tried to move my Internet time to smaller forums in recent years. It turns out it’s still possible to have that feeling of community that old forums had, but only if the users you encounter aren’t constantly changing. Forums with personalisation like avatars definitely seem to help a bit, but e.g. new reddit still feels impersonal with avatars and tildes manages personal with a very similar layout to HN, so I think size is the biggest factor