[WhyDoiPostHere]

For me, the real question is where have all the hackers gone? Years ago, there were high quality contributors here. They all had to go somewhere. When slashdot was dying, it was clear where everyone went (HN and Digg). This time around, it's not clear at all.

[l33tbro]

The culture changed.

Tech now mostly attracts (post)collegiate millennials chasing the startup wave (don't blame them, it's where there's chance of an actual job). You only have to look at the dwindling state of open-source right now to see proof of this. Add to that the post-Snowden cynicism that killed off what was left of cyber-utopianism and the free web, and it's that pretty clear that the hackers of yore grew up and weren't replaced by the next generation.

[walterstucco]

they just left. arguing with kids is boring

[WhyDoiPostHere]

I wonder if that isn't the case. If that's true, that would be a shame, but I can't blame them.

[MCRed]

I wish I knew, I would go there too.