Ask HN: Is HN a ‘healthy online community’? I’m doing a case study for a class
Yes and no.<p>I think it&#x27;s better in terms of overall &quot;health&quot; (content, toxicity, moderation, privacy, spam) than other, more popular forums (e.g. Reddit), but that could just be directly because of its small size and relatively niche appeal.<p>My biggest problem is that it stopped being a community for tech entrepreneurs a long time ago. Everyone is now bearish on everything by default. Every idea is pointless. Every new product is useless. Every company is evil. There&#x27;s no point building or launching anything. It&#x27;s just people complaining about everything rather than improving things and building the future.