I'd say there's obviously room for both.

I'm afraid this comment is more than a little off-topic: maybe not for the thread as a whole, but certainly as a reply to the top comment. It doesn't relate to what rickhanlonii said in any way—and what rickhanlonii touched on is crucial: the kind of discussions we want to encourage in Show HN threads.

Let's talk about that instead, please.

Sorry dang, my mistake. Let me post it again separately so that we can talk about guidelines here.

Glad to see this. Show HN has always been my favorite part of Hacker News. Anything that can inspire more creation and help product builders find an audience, is a good thing, imo.

Nice to see you here! I don't mean to be rude, but how do you think it can impact Product Hunt?

I only recently joined Product Hunt, but to me the major differentiator is that Show HN are self-submitted products, while Product Hunt is a curated list. That means I'm more likely to find higher quality and interesting products on Product Hunt, but I'll be the first to learn about a new product from Show HN.

But /show is also curated, ranked by votes. /shownew is where you can find the latest.

I didn't take offense, lalwanivikas. The fact that you mentioned Product Hunt is more flattering, actually.

As dang mentioned, there's room for both. The HN / PH communities are significantly different and will increasingly look dissimilar over time.

In what ways do you think the communities will diverge over time?

Lets hope so!