(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 bui

(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.