> As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken. I'

> As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken. I've noticed the same thing. It's unsettling. I haven't always agreed with the HN consensus on things, but until quite recently that consensus seemed to be honest and well-intentioned.