Sure there is. Check out the "new" page. When you see something there you think should be on Hacker News, upvote it. If 3 other people agree with you it will fi

Sure there is. Check out the "new" page. When you see something there you think should be on Hacker News, upvote it. If 3 other people agree with you it will find its way to the front page. If lots more people agree, it will stick around a while. If lots of us do a little bit each day to promote what we think belongs, it will wash out the popular culture stories that make the front page with only a few votes. I've felt the same way recently and instead of just passively soaking in what ends up on the front page, I've started taking a trip through "new" every once in a while to see if I can do my part.