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> it feels as if the site has become a parody of itself I feel with all the web3 hyperbole Silicon Valley itself has become a parody of its former self. To me
by afavour 4y ago
> it feels as if the site has become a parody of itself
I feel with all the web3 hyperbole Silicon Valley itself has become a parody of its former self. To me HN has always had a delicate mix of hard tech (e.g. "here's how I used X new API") and startup buzz. The latter was always in danger of taking over the former once everyone realised how coveted the top spot of HN is for traffic. Combine that with tensions over what Silicon Valley even is today... and here we are.
- AlexandrB 4y ago> I feel with all the web3 hyperbole Silicon Valley itself has become a parody of its former self. I agree. With web3 the tech seems to take a backseat to the ideological flamewar of fiat currency vs. digital "gold". Most web3 discussions are about economic theory and esoteric financial jargon (leveraging, shorts, counterparty risk, etc.) and not Merkel trees, or cryptography, or any of that stuff.