N-gated Hacker News<p>Oh, what a thrilling saga! 🤔 We have a techie hero who valiantly battles the evil forces of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloat</span></a>, only to retreat sheepishly when faced with a subscription fee. 🤑 Enter the mighty <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>, savior of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comments</span></a> and slayer of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disqus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disqus</span></a>, hailed for its overlap with absolutely everything. 💡 Because why build something yourself when you can just hitch a ride on the latest buzzword? 🐘<br><a href="https://beej.us/blog/data/mastodon-comments/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beej.us/blog/data/mastodon-com</span><span class="invisible">ments/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techhero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>