I agree that HN has for a long time been focused on interesting and illuminating posts. The past several years, though, have been marked with reddit refugees, f

I agree that HN has for a long time been focused on interesting and illuminating posts. The past several years, though, have been marked with reddit refugees, far fewer interesting posts, and far more average midwit discussion. If you go through the comment section on posts from 10 years ago, you'll find a higher concentration of posts from C-level execs, startup founders, and experts with deep domain knowledge.