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It was great, but in the last couple of years the toxicity and arrogance is just unbearable and moderation doesn't help anymore. I guess it's the popularity. Pe
by kissgyorgy 5y ago
It was great, but in the last couple of years the toxicity and arrogance is just unbearable and moderation doesn't help anymore. I guess it's the popularity. People behave very differently in big numbers. Silly insignificant articles are on the front page all the time.
A less toxic site is https://lobste.rs/ https://lobste.rs/ which reminds me the earlier days of HN, with a smaller, more thoughtful community.
- lolinder 5y agoIt depends on the threads you frequent and on how early you get in. I avoid the political discussions for the most part, because these days those get toxic no matter where you are. And if you're in in the first few minutes of a conversation before the froth has a chance to settle, you'll see something different than you will a few hours in.
- zozbot234 5y agoThe nice thing about Lobsters is that there are no posts about Canadian truckers or whatever the latest controversy is. That certainly makes for less toxicity.
- WHA8m 5y agoI'm on HN for about 2 years now, but I spend a considerable amount of time on old posts via algolia. I've heard the claim you brought up a couple of time recently and it doens't match my experience. This is not about whether or not things are good as they are, but if they were better in the past. And my perception is, that the overall tone has gotten better over the time. I often stumble across unfriendly and cynical comments on those old threads which I feel like would be light light grey really fast these days. But this is very subjective, I guess. From my observation, nowadays there is a bigger share of threads that aren't tech-related. Maybe this brings in a different kind of people (like myself) who lower the quality of the tech-related stuff. Just a thought...