It's a common cognitive bias to look at the past with higher regard than the future: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decli

It's a common cognitive bias to look at the past with higher regard than the future: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declinism I totally agree with you - compared to other online forums it's surprised me how well HN has kept things civil while growing tremendously. The comment section on HN often have the actual makers and inventors of technology/research and sometimes are better content than the actual links being posted.