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Compared to a couple of years back there are a lot more clearly right-leaning, neither well-read nor well-informed voices on HN. This is not the first thread wi
by class4behavior 4y ago
Compared to a couple of years back there are a lot more clearly right-leaning, neither well-read nor well-informed voices on HN. This is not the first thread with a very questionable hivemind leading the conversation.
- Klonoar 4y ago(It exploded over COVID, from my perspective) The other somewhat unspoken bit about Hacker News in recent years is that it shifted from "people who want to build cool things" to "people who want to complain about everything". It's pretty much every thread now, from politics to Rust to... throw a stone, it's the same tone and tired mindset. The HN I remember from years ago was tons of founders and people who actually wanted to do something interesting.
- sidibe 4y agoMore and more people are getting captured by their echo chambers, and as we get older it's almost impossible to get out for some reason. Case in point Elon, who like Trump seems now to be completely addicted to the dopamine hits from his most devoted fans' tweet replies. They are steering him further and further off the rails.