come in pretty hot when they first discover SN, then over time they mellow out.
Excellent observation! I noticed it too.
SN right now has the vibes of the "good parts" of HN1. Maybe how it was back in 2008 or so...
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I was a very early HN poster and maybe one of the first 2000 or 3000 users on Reddit. I can't really stand either now but for different reasons. HN has become a smarmy bootlicker state-lover fest. There is occasionally still some great technical discussions there, but I no longer post because any mention of central banks, money printing, or bitcoin elicits their bootlicking responses.....and poor Reddit, to think that back in 2007/8 timeframe it was basically the Ron Paul site.... ↩
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