>> when did HN become such a bitter, hurtful community
I don't think this happened. However, since HN inception, more and more people (edit to clarify: in the general population) worry about bad uses of technical advances. This is true outside HN and it reflects in the community. Both are good things in my opinion.
> When reasonable people stopped commenting
Quite the contrary. People are considering the whole picture, not merely the technical aspect of things. They are also thinking about the long term consequences and what is at stake. Technical aspects do not live in a vacuum.
I'm quite happy that people are no longer unconditionally in awe about new tech stuff regardless of what is at stake.
I actually understand people who only want to consider technical stuff less and less, as someone who is interested in technical stuff a lot. Please, think critically.
It does not mean you need to be against Fuchsia or anything. Just broaden your sight and take the time to consider whether things are done according to your values, and don't be angry against people who do.
People leaving might look to you as "more and more people worrying", but in reality the numbers don't show that. It's just your observation bias that is telling you what you want to believe.
On Reddit, this kind of situation on a subreddit is called a "circlejerk".
I'm aware that I may have biases and that my social group is not representative but do you have these numbers you are speaking about? Because you seem sure about this so I'd appreciate to be taught against my biases.
Until that, I'll stay with the idea that much more people are at least aware of issues around new tech today than before Snowden revelations, let alone the beginning of the 2000s, and some of them are not happy with this even if they haven't taken actual actions, and even if they are not the majority.
HN is probably only in advance on those topics compared to the general population by the way.
(I added a clarification to the original post because I'm not sure you understood my post like I intended and the sentence was indeed ambiguous)
I don't think this happened. However, since HN inception, more and more people (edit to clarify: in the general population) worry about bad uses of technical advances. This is true outside HN and it reflects in the community. Both are good things in my opinion.
> When reasonable people stopped commenting
Quite the contrary. People are considering the whole picture, not merely the technical aspect of things. They are also thinking about the long term consequences and what is at stake. Technical aspects do not live in a vacuum.
I'm quite happy that people are no longer unconditionally in awe about new tech stuff regardless of what is at stake.
I actually understand people who only want to consider technical stuff less and less, as someone who is interested in technical stuff a lot. Please, think critically.
It does not mean you need to be against Fuchsia or anything. Just broaden your sight and take the time to consider whether things are done according to your values, and don't be angry against people who do.