I’ve wanted to write about this for years. Someday I’ll do it justice. Let me edit this comment with one particular example. One moment… https://news.ycombina

I’ve wanted to write about this for years. Someday I’ll do it justice. Let me edit this comment with one particular example. One moment… https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1511104 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1511104 That thread is one of the most vivid examples of the difference of then vs now. But looking back on it, the delta isn’t as large as one might think. I was going to write “Imagine Dan giving an answer like that to the community unprompted,” and then realized that he has, many times now. He’s done a tremendous job preserving the spirit that pg imbued into HN. The thread is nostalgic for other reasons too. Aaron Swartz gave a candid answer that stuck with me, and turned out to be really prescient for my life.