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It's much more popular to be doomer and a critic on the internet. Virtue signalling etc.

by dmix 7mo ago

JumpCrisscross 7mo ago
> It's much more popular to be doomer and a critic on the internet Is it more popular? Or is it just easy? Dismissive “reads” are done by the picosecond; there is just much more to choose from than constructive thinking, which takes work.
- dmix 7mo ago
  That's true, most of these comments are just drive by pessimism by people who just skim headlines and don't really care to deeply understand the topics being discussed.
  - danem 7mo ago
    That’s a good 75% of HN these days.
    - mulmen 7mo ago
      Nice drive by pessimism.
      - danem 7mo ago
        Sorry, it's just a fact about HN informed by visiting it daily for over 13 years.
        dmix 7mo ago
        18yrs here and fully agree, but it's against the rules to discuss it :) > Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. also has these rules though which is a nice reminder > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. > Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. etc https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
        mulmen 7mo ago
        It’s a pessimistic personal perception.
echelon 7mo ago
Why is pessimism, virtue signalling, doomerism, etc. so prevalent on the internet these days? It wasn't always this way, was it? Am I misremembering "the golden years"? Is it the failing economy? The K-shaped economy? The political and news cycle? I'm excited for all of this stuff, and I can't imagine being downtrodden and pessimistic about our outlook. The only thing I'm down about are authoritarianism and monopolies, but those are outside of my control. Modern science and engineering rock. Going to the moon is amazing. All this AI stuff is amazing. It feels like the future again.

It's much more popular to be doomer and a critic on the internet. Virtue signalling etc.

by dmix 7mo ago

It's much more popular to be doomer and a critic on the internet. Virtue signalling etc.

> It's much more popular to be doomer and a critic on the internet Is it more popular? Or is it just easy? Dismissive “reads” are done by the picosecond; there is just much more to choose from than constructive thinking, which takes work.

dmix 7mo ago
That's true, most of these comments are just drive by pessimism by people who just skim headlines and don't really care to deeply understand the topics being discussed.
- danem 7mo ago
  That’s a good 75% of HN these days.
  - mulmen 7mo ago
    Nice drive by pessimism.
    - danem 7mo ago
      Sorry, it's just a fact about HN informed by visiting it daily for over 13 years.
      - dmix 7mo ago
        18yrs here and fully agree, but it's against the rules to discuss it :) > Please don't post comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit. also has these rules though which is a nice reminder > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. > Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. etc https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - mulmen 7mo ago
        It’s a pessimistic personal perception.

echelon 7mo ago

Why is pessimism, virtue signalling, doomerism, etc. so prevalent on the internet these days? It wasn't always this way, was it? Am I misremembering "the golden years"? Is it the failing economy? The K-shaped economy? The political and news cycle? I'm excited for all of this stuff, and I can't imagine being downtrodden and pessimistic about our outlook. The only thing I'm down about are authoritarianism and monopolies, but those are outside of my control. Modern science and engineering rock. Going to the moon is amazing. All this AI stuff is amazing. It feels like the future again.