HN can be a very pessimistic and sad place Hmm, I never had that impression. It's the No Me Too Posts Policy taken to the extreme and it alienates people from

HN can be a very pessimistic and sad place Hmm, I never had that impression. It's the No Me Too Posts Policy taken to the extreme and it alienates people from one another That's what keeps this from degrading like Reddit. Personally, I feel connected to others on HN (and not alienated) via the serious intellectual discussion I find on here. That is the fabric of this community.