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I think you are looking for a different product. Reddit or another app that shows you a feed of things you are interested in is more in this vein

cromka 1mo ago
I am not, HN was this product, it just changed. Hence the invitation to discussion on the subject.
- dewey 1mo ago
  Or the main topics just changed to something you are not that interested in, there was always a temporary bias to some bigger topics. If I would not like to hear about funding rounds when money was cheap, being here 5 years ago wouldn't have been fun. If I don't like to hear about Go being here 10 years ago would not be fun. My timelines may be off, but the general industry trends showing up on HN were always there (and it would be weird if they wouldn't).
  - cromka 1mo ago
    > Or the main topics just changed to something you are not that interested in, I never said I AM NOT interested in AI. Can you re-read my post with an open mind? > If I would not like to hear about funding rounds when money was cheap, > If I don't like to hear about Go being here 10 years ago would not be fun. I didn't say I don't like hearing about AI. I just don't like NOT HEARING about other stuff!
    - Kiro 1mo ago
      The way you're responding to the comments in this thread just makes me dislike your idea even more. You want the site to be curated with things you like instead of what the community upvotes. That's it.
      - cromka 1mo ago
        > You want No, bud. That's what your projection says. I said clearly I suggest HN curate more or give tools to self-curate. > The way you're responding How am I responding? > makes me dislike your idea even more. OK.
        dewey 1mo ago
        You are taking comments in this thread as personal attacks, when the they are not.
        ChickeNES 1mo ago
        > > You want > No, bud. That's what your projection says. I said clearly I suggest HN curate more or give tools to self-curate. Those are literally the same thing
- ChickeNES 1mo ago
  No? It's still about tech, same as always
- epihelix 1mo ago
  But HN simply ranks posts by upvotes. I know you don't intend it this way, but you're effectively suggesting that HN should not pay attention to what its userbase are upvoting, but instead curate posts by your personal opinion instead. That's ... probably not going to be a workable solution for anyone other than you, I'm sorry. There are always a lot of HN top stories that I'm not interested in, but I just scroll past them. If I really cared, I'd use a community site that provides a filter, an app that provides a filter, or just vibecode one for myself.
  - criddell 1mo ago
    Exactly. HN hasn't really changed, the industry has. The community does a pretty good job of following the guidelines and that's helped to suppress the echo chamber effect that any personalization would add to. AI is novel and exciting and terrifying (my how we live in interesting times!) and all of that will fade with time. But, like you said, if somebody really wants to change their view of HN, the tools are out there.
  - cromka 1mo ago
    > But HN simply ranks posts by upvotes. As others pointed out: a) HN absolutely does apply weighs to some topics b) bots
    - cromka 1mo ago
      And to prove this point: this post went from page 1 to page 4 in a matter of hour, despite significant voteship. Posts are not ordered per count only, there's an algorithm and manually applied weighs involved.
- someguynamedq 1mo ago
  No, HN was never this product. You were just more on board with previous trends and for some reason you're not on board with AI
mschuster91 1mo ago
Reddit has been thoroughly contaminated by AI slop as well. In the tech and sysadmin subs, even in the maker subs in general, there is sooooooo much stuff at least made with AI.

cromka 1mo ago

I am not, HN was this product, it just changed. Hence the invitation to discussion on the subject.

dewey 1mo ago
Or the main topics just changed to something you are not that interested in, there was always a temporary bias to some bigger topics. If I would not like to hear about funding rounds when money was cheap, being here 5 years ago wouldn't have been fun. If I don't like to hear about Go being here 10 years ago would not be fun. My timelines may be off, but the general industry trends showing up on HN were always there (and it would be weird if they wouldn't).
- cromka 1mo ago
  > Or the main topics just changed to something you are not that interested in, I never said I AM NOT interested in AI. Can you re-read my post with an open mind? > If I would not like to hear about funding rounds when money was cheap, > If I don't like to hear about Go being here 10 years ago would not be fun. I didn't say I don't like hearing about AI. I just don't like NOT HEARING about other stuff!
  - Kiro 1mo ago
    The way you're responding to the comments in this thread just makes me dislike your idea even more. You want the site to be curated with things you like instead of what the community upvotes. That's it.
    - cromka 1mo ago
      > You want No, bud. That's what your projection says. I said clearly I suggest HN curate more or give tools to self-curate. > The way you're responding How am I responding? > makes me dislike your idea even more. OK.
      - dewey 1mo ago
        You are taking comments in this thread as personal attacks, when the they are not.
      - ChickeNES 1mo ago
        > > You want > No, bud. That's what your projection says. I said clearly I suggest HN curate more or give tools to self-curate. Those are literally the same thing
ChickeNES 1mo ago
No? It's still about tech, same as always
epihelix 1mo ago
But HN simply ranks posts by upvotes. I know you don't intend it this way, but you're effectively suggesting that HN should not pay attention to what its userbase are upvoting, but instead curate posts by your personal opinion instead. That's ... probably not going to be a workable solution for anyone other than you, I'm sorry. There are always a lot of HN top stories that I'm not interested in, but I just scroll past them. If I really cared, I'd use a community site that provides a filter, an app that provides a filter, or just vibecode one for myself.
- criddell 1mo ago
  Exactly. HN hasn't really changed, the industry has. The community does a pretty good job of following the guidelines and that's helped to suppress the echo chamber effect that any personalization would add to. AI is novel and exciting and terrifying (my how we live in interesting times!) and all of that will fade with time. But, like you said, if somebody really wants to change their view of HN, the tools are out there.
- cromka 1mo ago
  > But HN simply ranks posts by upvotes. As others pointed out: a) HN absolutely does apply weighs to some topics b) bots
  - cromka 1mo ago
    And to prove this point: this post went from page 1 to page 4 in a matter of hour, despite significant voteship. Posts are not ordered per count only, there's an algorithm and manually applied weighs involved.
someguynamedq 1mo ago
No, HN was never this product. You were just more on board with previous trends and for some reason you're not on board with AI

mschuster91 1mo ago

Reddit has been thoroughly contaminated by AI slop as well. In the tech and sysadmin subs, even in the maker subs in general, there is sooooooo much stuff at least made with AI.