Though I&#x27;m certainly saddened to hear David Bowie has died, I think his death is absolutely off-topic for HN. Yet compare the number of points and comments this thread has with this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10832624" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10832624</a> or this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10557793" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10557793</a><p>It seems like HN&#x27;s content is becoming less and less technical over time and much more political and social, and this thread is a great example. I&#x27;ve also noticed more and more &quot;agenda pushers&quot; posting here, people who can&#x27;t contribute on the technical threads but aggressively upvote and comment on the non-technical threads.<p>I was about to suggest new, clearer guidelines restricting much of this non-technical content to reverse the decline, but according to the current guidelines, it seems like it&#x27;s already prohibited:<p><i>Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they&#x27;re evidence of some interesting new phenomenon.</i><p>Maybe stricter enforcement would be in order (dang? jascquesm?)