@dang pointed out when I commented similarly on another thread that early comments on threads seem to tend towards the negative, and sentiment often shifts more positive as things go on (which is exactly what happened on that other thread)

I'll fill in for dang here. It's the contrarian dynamic.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

For the chemistry-inclined, it's also known as Le Chatelier's Principle.

I wouldn't say that it is negativity. It's criticism that is mostly constructive, which I appreciate because nowadays it is popular to ban/cancel criticism on forums or social networks.

The project is 100% negative liberty so it doesn't surprise me that there's a negative reaction. The selling point to unbundling can't be pure fear. Consider supporting the SerenityOS browser. Andreas Kling is breaking his back creating an entirely new browser, and it actually works. It takes a true genius to do something like that.

Meh, go back to this day, 2013 [0] and you’ll see the same constructive/non-constructive criticism. It’s an exacting crowd, which is what I love personally.

> HN seems to shoot down everything with negativity

Except marketing-driven products, which get really overhyped here.