[yakbarber]

Reddit is significantly more popular/successful than HN even for tech.

HN is its own little world and that’s fine.

[hostyle]

Popular isn't necessarily good, and success can be measured in many different ways.

[IAmBroom]

But to exclude popularity from the definition of success is highly atypical, at best.

"My son is a successful artist, and like Van Gogh he's only ever sold one piece of art in his life" said no mother ever.

Now post mortem, Van Gogh has certainly "enjoyed" more success, by many peoples' rankings.