actually you've mentioned the state of HN more than most: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1223767 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1171670 http://

actually you've mentioned the state of HN more than most: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1223767 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1171670 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1148739 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1086310 First of all, the flagging handles things, so why complain? And for what it's worth, the discussions on here involve many intelligent, well-informed people whose opinions are worth high value. Certainly there are technical things discussed, but I think most people here are interested in all sorts of other "hacks," including sociology hacks, a category, I would argue, to which this article relates.