I&#x27;ve been here and on Reddit (I remember that exact post of yours on Reddit) for years and I&#x27;ve had the same realization after going over old threads. I think that while the quality and meanness haven&#x27;t changed much here on HN, there has been a marked shift away from &quot;hard tech&quot; content. For example, the article posted the other day about suicide in Greenland wouldn&#x27;t have been posted here years ago. It was an interesting read and a thought provoking discussion but it doesn&#x27;t fall in the realm of hacker news.