Watching HN get caught up in this Gamestop bubble over the past week has been eye-opening to me about the community. The kind of information being spread around WSB was fully ridiculous. Wild conspiracy theories, financial advice with no basis in reality, astroturfing, and mob behavior. There has been an incredible amount of bleed-over between the garbage I've seen posted on WSB and the things posted in these HN threads and far too much reverence for a cesspool.
I think HN likes to believe it is evidence based and rational instead of emotional and greedy. A more enlightened and civilized corner of the internet. I have not been seeing much of that lately. It turns out the promise of riches is enough to make any community lose it's collective mind.
Here is a truism for you all: In any casino the players may win or lose, but the house always wins. If you think any bet is a guaranteed win, you have lost your rationality.
I think HN likes to believe it is evidence based and rational instead of emotional and greedy. A more enlightened and civilized corner of the internet. I have not been seeing much of that lately. It turns out the promise of riches is enough to make any community lose it's collective mind.
Here is a truism for you all: In any casino the players may win or lose, but the house always wins. If you think any bet is a guaranteed win, you have lost your rationality.