I think that this is probably just your perception. I've been here on and off for at least a few years now and I don't think that the content has really changed

I think that this is probably just your perception. I've been here on and off for at least a few years now and I don't think that the content has really changed. When you read the guidelines[0] it is clear that basically anything can be discussed here, given the right angle. > anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon [emphasis mine] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html