[ramblerman]

> Lots of negativity here, as is unfortunately typical at HN far too often these days

As a long time HN user I disagree. Tech nerds, hackers by their nature cut to the point, and communicate quite directly.

You are essentially saying in your last sentence that you don't like it, but adding a full preamble to make sure your message sounds positive enough. That's not the norm of communication in this place.

And perhaps it should be, and will be. But from where I'm sitting, that is new. HN wasn't a safe space, or a beacon of positive communication in the past. It was a place for sharing ideas, and shooting down bad ones without too much fluff around it.