I do think the presence of politics and other "normy" attracting things will trigger and hasten the decline of HN. A social media site is only as good as its u

I do think the presence of politics and other "normy" attracting things will trigger and hasten the decline of HN. A social media site is only as good as its users and sadly the average person has a short attention span, poor reading comprehension and a preference for anecdote and feelings over data and substance.