Something I find interesting is that geek news communities have a tendency to self-criticise. It's good to be self-aware I guess, but I've noticed that such met

Something I find interesting is that geek news communities have a tendency to self-criticise. It's good to be self-aware I guess, but I've noticed that such meta-conversation is often very negative, unreasonably so, compared to similar conversation in other communities. I'm not sure why. Sometimes I hear people talk about self-effacing behaviour as a type of false modesty, but I have no real opinion on whether that explains it. Personally, I find Hacker News to be very useful and constructive. I've been reading it for less than a year, and I'm very grateful for all the interesting posts and comments people make. So - thanks all! Move on to the next, more constructive, post... RS