Not Depressing
Productivity
news reader
SHOW HN2018
209points
168comments
#166of 2,155 in 2018
Top 8%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
10 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 30 critical, out of 67 comments about the project. Thread score -0.26.
Idea: 9 for, 13 againstExecution: 1 for, 13 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea; people want a positive news option
From 3 comments
On the one hand, I will compliment this and say what a good idea is this is. The world is becoming, on average, a less violent, more prosperous place since the industrial…
bitexploder on HNI really like this idea, and have long thought of doing something similar, the reason being that most/all existing services that I've come across so far don't do a good job at…
stareatgoats on HNGreat idea! Thanks for trying to make the world a better place.
gvajravelu on HN
Bookmarking and hoping it continues
From 2 comments
I just bookmarked your site in the hope that you will find the energy to continue this for a long time. The interesting thing is that there is a big gap between our personal life…
geff82 on HNOn the one hand, I will compliment this and say what a good idea is this is. The world is becoming, on average, a less violent, more prosperous place since the industrial…
bitexploder on HN
Objections
Stories are feel-good or not really news; some are still depressing
From 3 comments
The first thing I notice browsing the homepage is that these "not depressing news" are often feel-good stories that can be uplifting but also aren't very intellectually…
simias on HN"not derpessing" 1st yeah ok 2nd 'Remote Canadian town has been in isolation for a year' 3rd 'a bunch of people have diabetes and alzheimers' 4th 'some dude was unemployed and in…
ryanmercer on HNFor the observer: Don't worry, this is still politically slanted. It's "not depressing" that donations pour in after some wacko burned "LGBTQ books" (for children, left out of…
isoskeles on HN
Does not load: needs JavaScript, Reddit blocked, Firefox errors
From 5 comments
>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. :(
forgotmypw on HNIt doesn't display any news, just two empty round boxes, on my browser (Firefox), probably due to the privacy extensions I'm using. Disabling uBlock Origin and noScript for the…
jonathanstrange on HNDoesn't work on Firefox (updated) : "Warning: Invalid DOM property `class`. Did you mean `className`?" and some CORS errors.
tumetab1 on HNDoesn't work at all for me on FF63. A quick look at the dev console - I think tracking protection blocks it from loading reddit which it wants for whatever reason. Probably a…
esotericn on HNReddit is blocked by most if not all major ISPs in Indonesia, which breaks the site without the use of a proxy. Maybe scrape Reddit server-side? I’m not too sure if that would…
szilardboy on HN
Only scrapes Reddit, essentially a UI over one subreddit
From 2 comments
So, you're just taking the list from https://www.reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/ ? You should at least name/link them somewhere...
Karuma on HNSo you just built a barebones, frankly sort of ugly UI around an RSS feed of /r/UpliftingNews/? Is this a bootcamp application project? How did this end up on the front page?
stuhinze on HN
Site is insecure per Firefox warning
From 1 comment
Just FYI: Firefox and Edge both give me a warning about it not being secure. "The owner of www.notdepressing.com has configured their website improperly. To protect your…
MilnerRoute on HN
Requests
Add real, non-depressing current news rather than only feel-good stories
From 2 comments
A lot of your news is not just "not-depressing". It's actively uplifting. In fact, most of the stories on the front page are "feel good" stories. It'd be cool/useful if you could…
thrmsforbfast on HNGreat Idea love it! I'll second the idea of providing straight info on major current events too, tho that might take a big editorial/journo staff... More immediately, while…
toss1 on HN
Better design and typography
From 2 comments
Just a tiny bit of typography on the links would go a long way to making the site look more professional.
corysama on HNThe design needs some work for desktop, plz
sbussard on HN
Add a sentiment slider and choice of sources
From 2 comments
Thanks! Yeah I'm thinking of adding a sentiment slider after I get a large amount of news sources going, as well as a "which sources I want to see" selection.
armatav on HNYeah straight info on major stuff would be good. That's interesting - I have no idea why that could be the case - I'm googling around to help it.
armatav on HN
Add an RSS feed
From 1 comment
Can you please, pretty please, add an RSS feed?
pwenzel on HN
Questions
Who decides what counts as not depressing?
From 2 comments
No offence to the developer, but isn't this like propaganda? I mean you're not just choosing to only see the best in world, but you're letting someone else define what is the…
gitgud on HNThe first thing I notice browsing the homepage is that these "not depressing news" are often feel-good stories that can be uplifting but also aren't very intellectually…
simias on HN
Who is the target audience and how is it monetized?
From 2 comments
Do you have a main audience (i.e. age range, field of work) you're shooting for? What do you care about seeing in the news? How do you discern between truly good news and 'puff…
seltzered_ on HNPromote it on Twitter. There are periodically requests there for some kind of relief from negativity. No clue how to monetize it though.
DoreenMichele on HN
Alternatives named
Good Good Good newsletter
From 1 comment
For those that are interested in positive/uplifting news, I've been following a few newsletters that have similar content: 1) https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewsletter/ (From a…
elektor on HN
The Guardian's The Upside
From 1 comment
For those that are interested in positive/uplifting news, I've been following a few newsletters that have similar content: 1) https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewsletter/ (From a…
elektor on HN
Positive News
From 1 comment
For those that are interested in positive/uplifting news, I've been following a few newsletters that have similar content: 1) https://www.goodgoodgood.co/goodnewsletter/ (From a…
elektor on HN
Reasons to be Cheerful
From 1 comment
Something similar from David Byrne: https://www.reasonstobecheerful.world/
stdclass on HN
Deregulation Nation
From 1 comment
Do you have a main audience (i.e. age range, field of work) you're shooting for? What do you care about seeing in the news? How do you discern between truly good news and 'puff…
seltzered_ on HN