this whole thread is like a reddit thread, which is sad. so many hot takes with no sources, and almost no actual discussion.

Yeah, it does. But I laughed, so ...

This feeling is often dismissed as illusion but I dare say that it is a reality. I've been here 10+ years, first as a lurker. It is devolving. Some threads are still brilliant but the amount of low-effort replies has been steadily growing.

I didn't use to abandon thread so much. Now I'm tired of skipping greyed-out blocks.

As if typical HN comments were any better than typical reddit comments...