ICs don't matter. I can fire one and hire 5, and increasingly, the demographics on HN don't align with those who work in those organizations.
replyHN is basically slashdot now.
> and increasingly, the demographics on HN don't align with those who work in those organizations.
replyPeople have been worried about that on HN for years, but I still see the same culture. There do seem to be more bots and astroturfing, but that's a systemic issue with all social media platforms today.
> People have been worried about that on HN for years, but I still see the same culture...
replyAnd that's the crux of the issue - the industry and people have changed, but HN hasn't changed discourse wise and is growing increasingly disconnected demographically speaking.
A large portion of HNers are men in their late 30s to 50s, and no longer located in the Bay Area or NYC.
No one's who matters is having these kinds of conversations on HN - they're meeting IRL with Luma invites or in signal/imessage/discord group chats.