You've made, on average, one comment per hundred days you were here[1]. Nobody noticed you were here in the first place and I doubt they will notice you are gone. I have no idea why you are telling people you are leaving instead of simply not visiting anymore.
[1] And they're not grellas-style quality long form comments either.
5+ y/o account, 23 karma, clearly you've been active. This is similar to me saying I'm stepping away from WSJ online because all I see is their paywall.
Given the number of complaints about the top content perhaps its time to break HN into sections (much like sub-reddits) that one can unsubscribe from. By default one would see it all, leaving the experience unchanged for most. I'm just tired of hearing about programmers who hate business posts and vice versa.
I don't happen to think he has a strong argument for quitting HN, but let's judge that based on the argument. The comments demeaning the poster for contributing so little are childish and petty. If you feel the importance of one's opinions are measured by karma, you need to grow up.
[1] And they're not grellas-style quality long form comments either.
HN doesn't owe anybody anything. Did you pay money to post or read comments? No.
HN is not perfect and from my experience no one is trying to make it the best of anything. I do believe this is what makes it so good.
I don't happen to think he has a strong argument for quitting HN, but let's judge that based on the argument. The comments demeaning the poster for contributing so little are childish and petty. If you feel the importance of one's opinions are measured by karma, you need to grow up.