I think acronyms (or initialisms) are a form of community enforcement. If using jargon to reinforce that people in the group understand.
Or maybe that’s my best interpretation. As it’s also just faster to type PNW than Pacific Northwest and someone who lives there must need to type it quite a bit.
But either way, HN is a community and many people value efficiency and, more specifically, code systems for efficient communication.
Or maybe that’s my best interpretation. As it’s also just faster to type PNW than Pacific Northwest and someone who lives there must need to type it quite a bit.
But either way, HN is a community and many people value efficiency and, more specifically, code systems for efficient communication.