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I cancelled my subscription to The Economist after it basically turned into the Covid news in 2020 and was offering little value over what I could get anywhere.

I cancelled my subscription to The Economist after it basically turned into the Covid news in 2020 and was offering little value over what I could get anywhere. I agree with you that if this goes on, HN needs to stop talking about it, or at least scale back to rare instances where something materially new happens. I think there's some room in the first couple days for these stories to dominate though, it's kn everybody's mind and it's tough to just shut it out entirely

DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
there are so many links to chose from on HN, I don't know how people can be so petty and lament on what others engage with. If the frontpage doesn't have enough there is the new posts section that have some interesting things that usually stays hidden. it might not get the same volume of discussion but it's still better than complaining that others aren't being absorbed by identical content at all times.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  If one is here for the comments, your suggestion doesn’t help
  - DyslexicAtheist 5y ago
    submit articles that you feel should be discussed? or upvote new submissions to help them get the weight to hit FP?
    - skinnymuch 5y ago
      Sure. That doesn’t change the tides though.