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The author has a really high opinion of commenters on hacker news. I don't really think it's that high quality. There are all kinds of weird conspiracy theorist
by leobelle 13y ago
The author has a really high opinion of commenters on hacker news. I don't really think it's that high quality. There are all kinds of weird conspiracy theorists, uncritical guffaws and just plain obnoxious toxic commentary. I think it was pretty high quality about one thousand days ago[1], but it isn't anymore. And yes this is a new account, but I'm not new.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
- benched 13y agoI agree. Perhaps the author is remembering the way Hacker News was 3 to 4 years ago.
- Mz 13y agoAt the bottom of the page it says: (Originally posted elsewhere on 2010/12/25.) I am moving a few things from an old personal blog to a new one. This was previously posted on HN under the old url. I did not expect it to be upvoted this much or get any traction. I just thought a few people might be interested in knowing where it got moved.
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoIt's true that the discussion quality isn't at some zenith, but it's still far beyond the vast majority of the web. There's plenty of expert commentary and educated comments to be found, despite the general drop. I haven't really seen that much "weird conspiracy theorists", though.