As some have pointed out this could be viewed just as a social media network. The issue with all social media and with HN as well and which doesn't fit the para

As some have pointed out this could be viewed just as a social media network. The issue with all social media and with HN as well and which doesn't fit the paradigm I was trying to articulate is that content is pushed to you in a feed. Quite apart from centralisation, comments, chat, commerce and ads which I also don't want, I view the Feed as really the bad thing. Instead of my mind controlling what I am interested in and would like to know about, the feed gives me a range of topics and things to take an interest in. I know there will always be a feed somewhere, but online it becomes compulsive.