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Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secret group chat

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  1. epistasis · · focus · HN ↗
    It's fascinating to see these online communities develop.

    See also:

    - The Slate comments. Here an author profiles the regular commentors that disparage his articles, and it's surprisingly wholesome [0]

    - Odd Lots Discord chat. Odd Lots is a podcast about the economy, and has a massive Discord that has an entire life of its own [1]. There are long substack posts profiling some of the most prolific users [2]

    [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;slate.com&#x2F;life&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;comments-commenters-slate-friendship-love-death.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;slate.com&#x2F;life&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;comments-commenters-slate-fri... ( <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;vs8OD" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;vs8OD )

    [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2025&#x2F;08&#x2F;03&#x2F;business&#x2F;odd-lots-podcast-bloomberg.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2025&#x2F;08&#x2F;03&#x2F;business&#x2F;odd-lots-podcast...

    1. cyberrock · · focus · HN ↗
      Since Twitch chat is just IRC, if we add up the chats of offline channels, it might be the most active IRC community today.
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