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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by bena on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:35PM (#28111857)
Eh. Maybe not. As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken.

It's been a little frustrating (I guess that's the word closest to what I'm feeling) as I've typically viewed HN as a place that went more for technology and science rather than... other things.

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Re:Big Tech are supposed to be the plumbers, not patricians ... by PhasmaFelis on Monday August 09, 2021 @01:16AM (#28112957)
> As of late, in the past year or so, I forget the actual timeline, I've noticed a certain direction the overall tone of the comments and voting have taken.

I've noticed the same thing. It's unsettling.

I haven't always agreed with the HN consensus on things, but until quite recently that consensus seemed to be honest and well-intentioned.

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