I really love Hacker News and the content I have discovered on here, but the content is mainly focused around technology and programming. As a programmer, I don’t mind this, but are there other independent sites like HN that focus mainly around politics? Architecture? Music?
People are answering this wrong and focused too much on the site needing to have the same functionality as HN. The spirit of the question is where do other professionals (musicians, doctors, real estate developers, lawyers, etc.) congregate online. I don't know the answer for most of those but here are two examples<p>- SDN for aspiring doctors and med students <a href="https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/</a><p>- Wall Street Oasis for people in finance <a href="https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum</a><p>Not really the same spirit, but Marginal Revolution (<a href="https://marginalrevolution.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://marginalrevolution.com/</a>) also has its own community around it and is one of the most influential blogs in the world. Also has an active comment section with an interesting cast of characters.
They are not necessarily "like HN" but I thought it might be helpful to list communities I participate in, other than HN, which I believe have been a net positive in my life.<p>The Vlog Brothers - they have a whole community, videos, newsletters, books, podcasts, on and on. They talk about good positive things, make good positive change in the universe.<p>Corridor Crew - similar, they have videos, content, etc. Group of friends that started a CGI effects house and analyze such. They wholesome for me.<p>Camping with Steve - a youtube Channel where this guy camps, enjoys the simple things. He's a good guy.<p>I've also found community in local small business groups.
HN is two things: 1) a link aggregator with a tech focus (but not exclusively tech). 2) a large, open community moderated to a high standard of civility.<p>There are alternatives to #1, such as subject-specific subreddits, but they often to fail at being #2 once they reach a certain size.<p>The only other site I’ve seen manage to sustain #2 (“civility at scale”) is… Wikipedia.
The almost same question from 7 hours ago, here you go
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37611708">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37611708</a>
Not exactly what you’re asking for, but here are a couple of traditional forums:<p>Pro audio: <a href="https://gearspace.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gearspace.com/</a><p>PC hardware: <a href="https://hardforum.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://hardforum.com/</a><p>Audio hardware: <a href="https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/</a><p>Everything Apple: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forums.macrumors.com/</a><p>Home cinema: <a href="https://www.avsforum.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.avsforum.com/</a><p>Blu-ray discs and movies:
<a href="https://forum.blu-ray.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forum.blu-ray.com/</a>
Pouët (<a href="https://pouet.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pouet.net</a>) from the demoscene. Yes, it's programming, but at the intersection with art and retro culture.
What is the forum with lots of business and financial professionals that recently got a bunch of attention? I think it is a four-letter acronym that starts with an E. I’ve tried searching for it but can’t find it. It seemed like an interesting place when I checked it out.
<a href="https://aihackers.ai" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://aihackers.ai</a><p>is a recent community built around AI contents (built on a tool called HN+ - <a href="https://www.hn.plus" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.hn.plus</a>)
Lemmy is a federated Reddit alternative. The comments are sometimes lower quality, but it certainly has more breadth: <a href="https://join-lemmy.org/instances" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://join-lemmy.org/instances</a>
I really enjoy reading /r/askHistorians. It’s a strongly moderated community with high quality content. Truly and example for what the internet can be.
It's not directly comparable to HN, but as someone who enjoys the discussion style here I also enjoy /r/neoliberal for a political focus.