In my opinion, hn has been roughly the same for the past 10 years, with thematic differences based on various trends in the tech industry.
The difference today is that the hottest technology has also become a hot button culture war item that has for the first time split the tech community in half. This in turn creates comment sections that turn into ideological flame wars.
You could find a ask hn for ever year since inception pontificating about how the site has changed and yearning for the old hackernews.
The difference today is that the hottest technology has also become a hot button culture war item that has for the first time split the tech community in half. This in turn creates comment sections that turn into ideological flame wars.
You could find a ask hn for ever year since inception pontificating about how the site has changed and yearning for the old hackernews.