Hacker News has also been called depressing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5744224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5744224 I think it's generally

Hacker News has also been called depressing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5744224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5744224 I think it's generally a cool place but negative and nasty comments definitely seem to get traction. Watch for newer accounts that I'm assuming are harvesting karma. They always seem to start out with some negative comment.