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Oh wow, I'm so happy I'm not the only one thinking this. I noticed this transition over the past few years on these forums and I even commented about it in the

by d1zzy 6y ago

Oh wow, I'm so happy I'm not the only one thinking this. I noticed this transition over the past few years on these forums and I even commented about it in the past.

lanstin 6y ago
It is the path of things on the internet that are interesting and then become popular. Same for Usenet :) Kuro5hin escaped by becoming uninteresting. Our descendants may find a solution.
- sitkack 6y ago
  Things change over time. Also note that HN used to be over-run by libertarians that would make Ayn blush. Kuro5hin escaped by dying. There is lobsters, but it has almost zero discussion and overly focuses on "the rules". I think norms are better and more powerful. Be the norm you would like to see in the world. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609308
- hanselot 6y ago
  the solution is 4chan. Moderate only the horrifying, appease nobody's personal belief that they have a right not to be offended, and make your voice heard. Everyone needs to learn to have a better bs filter in times of AI generated fake news. What use is trying to eradicate the things we disagree with? Clearly the answer is inoculation.
SubiculumCode 6y ago
I should qualify my statement as I get voted down into oblivion. Hn still has higher quality comments and I'd ever seen it slashdot. However those high value comments usually come on particular subjects that lie within the hn community's zone of expertise. However for political topics or for science articles, hn comments usually lack expertise or neutrality. They're all falls into whether hn thinks of itself more as a repository of expertise or a forum for individuals to discuss topics where those individuals have expertise in some topic ie a professional which by and large the community is composed. Please excuse any strange typos I am voice typing this as I walk.
- SubiculumCode 6y ago
  The truth hurts.

by d1zzy 6y ago

Oh wow, I'm so happy I'm not the only one thinking this. I noticed this transition over the past few years on these forums and I even commented about it in the past.

lanstin 6y ago

It is the path of things on the internet that are interesting and then become popular. Same for Usenet :) Kuro5hin escaped by becoming uninteresting. Our descendants may find a solution.

sitkack 6y ago
Things change over time. Also note that HN used to be over-run by libertarians that would make Ayn blush. Kuro5hin escaped by dying. There is lobsters, but it has almost zero discussion and overly focuses on "the rules". I think norms are better and more powerful. Be the norm you would like to see in the world. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11609308
hanselot 6y ago
the solution is 4chan. Moderate only the horrifying, appease nobody's personal belief that they have a right not to be offended, and make your voice heard. Everyone needs to learn to have a better bs filter in times of AI generated fake news. What use is trying to eradicate the things we disagree with? Clearly the answer is inoculation.

SubiculumCode 6y ago

I should qualify my statement as I get voted down into oblivion. Hn still has higher quality comments and I'd ever seen it slashdot. However those high value comments usually come on particular subjects that lie within the hn community's zone of expertise. However for political topics or for science articles, hn comments usually lack expertise or neutrality. They're all falls into whether hn thinks of itself more as a repository of expertise or a forum for individuals to discuss topics where those individuals have expertise in some topic ie a professional which by and large the community is composed. Please excuse any strange typos I am voice typing this as I walk.

SubiculumCode 6y ago
The truth hurts.