Have you noticed a recent uptick in reddit-isms polluting discussions on HN? I agree there has always been some amount of it, but lately I've found myself increasingly aware of and turned off by the perceived volume.
There have always been some, but they seem to be on the rise and make for boring reading. On the upside, I've been spending less time on HN lately as a result.
Things like:
- Low-effort jokes
- Russian doll style pattern-comment chains
- One or two word responses
- Comments comprised entirely of a meme
- Comment-farm factory posts that fall into "general advice"
e.g.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34588051 (chain)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34579175 (comment-farm)
There are probably additional categories I'm overlooking.
Is it only me noticing this, though? Does the HN population overall think this is all fine and business as usual?
There have always been some, but they seem to be on the rise and make for boring reading. On the upside, I've been spending less time on HN lately as a result.
Things like:
- Low-effort jokes
- Russian doll style pattern-comment chains
- One or two word responses
- Comments comprised entirely of a meme
- Comment-farm factory posts that fall into "general advice"
e.g.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34588051 (chain)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34579175 (comment-farm)
There are probably additional categories I'm overlooking.
Is it only me noticing this, though? Does the HN population overall think this is all fine and business as usual?