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Good for you, brk. Had I been around for the last 3 years as, presumably you have, I may have missed HNs 6 other deaths by having other things to do than read H

• brk 16y ago
  HN is a community, and like any community it will change over time. I think the bigger thing you're seeing though is that the drug doesn't have the same effect as it used to. The drug is the same, but your resistance has built up. In the beginning, many people come to HN and are overwheled to find a community of people JUST LIKE THEM. They thought this never could exist so elegantly, and the initial reaction is euphoria. Then over time you realize that cycles start to repeat, there can only be so much "new" news, and so on. The drug has stayed the same, but you have a resistance to it now. A startup that someone launched over the weekend that is featured on TC Monday afternoon isn't as significant to you as it was the first 3 times you watched it happen. An essay from PG? Still inspiring, but after you've read 20 of them the additive effects of each additional essay are a little less than the one before it. HN is the same as it ever was. There exists an opportunity still to build something even better though. Doing is more rewarded than observing here, especially when the observation is not new or insightful. This is why some of the reactions to your post may seem a little bit harsh. If you want HN to go back to the way it was, build that. If you just want someone to sell you a new drug, it's unlikely you'll get what you're looking for.