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HackerNews was much more optimistic only three or four years back. It used to be full of posts about "smart toothpicks disrupting the dental industry" etc. I fo
by charlesism 10y ago
HackerNews was much more optimistic only three or four years back. It used to be full of posts about "smart toothpicks disrupting the dental industry" etc. I found it a little nauseating.
The last few years, for some reason, the tone here seems to be a bit more jaded.
I love HN the way it currently is. People here are polite and sane, but there is enough skepticism that the site is no longer full of ridiculous garbage.
99% of the internet is content to work itself up over press releases, hype, and shoddy reporting. HN is the one site I go to where people have level heads.