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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Mar 2019

      Who'd have thought that if people could choose their own news, they'd choose the stories that made them angry? We take it for granted now, but it really is surprising. Cynical editors used to think "if it bleeds, it leads" was as low as you could go. But people like anger more.

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    2. Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda‏ @cmdrtaco 29 Mar 2019
      Replying to @paulg

      Early in Slashdot’s life I realized this fact, and actively held back this bottom of the barrel knowing full well that I was resisting a demand. As digg, Reddit, FB and twitter replaced Slashdot, I sadly watched the inevitable decline as the crowd doesn’t care.

      3 replies 10 retweets 102 likes
    3. BjarniBjarniBjarni‏ @HerraBRE 29 Mar 2019
      Replying to @cmdrtaco

      It's worth saying again: Thanks for all your work on Slashdot. It was important to me.

      2 replies 0 retweets 55 likes
    4. Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda‏ @cmdrtaco 29 Mar 2019
      Replying to @HerraBRE

      That really does mean a lot to me to hear. Far to often I dwell on the sadness at the end of my tenure at Slashdot and not the really meaningful stuff we did in the first decade. I really appreciate the reminder. It was really important to me too.

      13 replies 1 retweet 67 likes
    5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Mar 2019
      Replying to @cmdrtaco @HerraBRE

      Slashdot was why I started writing essays. I put a pdf of a talk online and it got on Slashdot and thousands of people read it. That was when I realized you didn't need to get stuff published in magazines or newspapers to reach readers. So thanks Rob!

      2 replies 6 retweets 62 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Mar 2019
      Replying to @paulg @cmdrtaco @HerraBRE

      Y Combinator in turn grew out of those essays, and a lot of big startups have grown out of YC. So Slashdot had a huge effect on the world.

      2:27 PM - 29 Mar 2019
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      • Question Everything Alchemist Camp Rohit Jindal 📚 Garry Tan Varadh Etienne Evan J. Zimmerman Jeremy Arnold Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda
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        1. Shamir Karkal‏Verified account @shamir_k 29 Mar 2019
          Replying to @paulg @cmdrtaco @HerraBRE

          I've been told the same about @Simple. It's bittersweet but I'll take it.

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        2. Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda‏ @cmdrtaco 29 Mar 2019
          Replying to @paulg @HerraBRE

          Flattered for sure.

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        3. §AlexisOhanian  7️⃣ 7️⃣ 6️⃣‏Verified account @alexisohanian 29 Mar 2019
          Replying to @cmdrtaco @paulg @HerraBRE

          Slashdot is where we learned about YC

          3 replies 0 retweets 27 likes
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        1. Stephen Li‏ @BitcoinLoverSL 30 Mar 2019
          Replying to @paulg @cmdrtaco @HerraBRE

          Exactly.

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