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IMO, no for the most part. There is a great deal of opinion as well as technological diversity represented here. For these facets it's a great place to be. @dan

IMO, no for the most part. There is a great deal of opinion as well as technological diversity represented here. For these facets it's a great place to be. @dang and friends do, IMO, a pretty good job of keeping most things sane. However... The not so great facet is the amount of obvious wearing-your-politics-on-your-sleeve, but that could easily be said for society in general right now. If I had the time I'd love to pull the top X links and their comments for the day and do some sentiment analysis just to see how quickly it goes from "X technology" to "Y political leanings". Another not so great facet is that a lot of stories are very coastal. It's admittedly not HNs fault because if you're not in CA or NY you kinda feel left out in some respects. I wish a lot of tech companies would go to other places to A/B test new products and services.

DerArzt 5y ago
>Another not so great facet is that a lot of stories are very coastal. It's admittedly not HNs fault because if you're not in CA or NY you kinda feel left out in some respects. I wish a lot of tech companies would go to other places to A/B test new products and services. Could we chalk this up due to the major tech hubs being on the Coasts? Yeah there is the whole "Silicon Prairie" idea for the middle of the US and there is tech outside the US, but where the majority of the "hot" companies are on the coasts of the US. Along with that, there is some power in doing your testing against a near by demographic that you have a better understanding of.
- brodouevencode 5y ago
  Oh I get it, and part of it is driven by FOMO.
  - DerArzt 5y ago
    All in all, I will say that I don't mind tech being concentrated on the coasts. Being a Midwest US person, I am happy with what's available job wise and fine with the lower cost of living when compared to the coastal cities.

DerArzt 5y ago

>Another not so great facet is that a lot of stories are very coastal. It's admittedly not HNs fault because if you're not in CA or NY you kinda feel left out in some respects. I wish a lot of tech companies would go to other places to A/B test new products and services. Could we chalk this up due to the major tech hubs being on the Coasts? Yeah there is the whole "Silicon Prairie" idea for the middle of the US and there is tech outside the US, but where the majority of the "hot" companies are on the coasts of the US. Along with that, there is some power in doing your testing against a near by demographic that you have a better understanding of.

brodouevencode 5y ago
Oh I get it, and part of it is driven by FOMO.
- DerArzt 5y ago
  All in all, I will say that I don't mind tech being concentrated on the coasts. Being a Midwest US person, I am happy with what's available job wise and fine with the lower cost of living when compared to the coastal cities.