This impending-collapse of Hacker News thing has been a recurring theme for most of the existence of the site (while this account is only half-a-year old, I've

This impending-collapse of Hacker News thing has been a recurring theme for most of the existence of the site (while this account is only half-a-year old, I've had various accounts on here since the very early days). The only recent trend that has diminished this site is actually this very submission, and the related self-righteous comments that appear in virtually every story now (one single fresh account drops a negative comment and the whole discussion gets sidetracked into how disappointed someone is in the community, so now everyone has to stay inside for recess. It is incredible how many "why all the negativity" comments appear in discussions with little to no actual negativity). Meta is the curse of all communities, and HN is currently mired in a lot of meta. The longer form version of this - http://dennisforbes.ca/index.php/2013/06/02/hacker-news-isnt-a-support-group/ http://dennisforbes.ca/index.php/2013/06/02/hacker-news-isnt...