There's a lot of negativity and pessimism in general on HN these days. Changing times, changing demographics. I took a break from it, returned today, and will b

There's a lot of negativity and pessimism in general on HN these days. Changing times, changing demographics. I took a break from it, returned today, and will be continuing my break from HN. Whilst the aggregated content itself is interesting, the opinions are fluffy. E-peen points really do encourage a Reddit-like attitude in the comments.