[spookthesunset]

The anti-google (or anti-amazon, anti-FB, basically anti-FAANG) garbage that gets plastered on HN is really childish and tiring.

Reminds me of all the “M$” bashing back when slashdot was still relevant. I can recall top comments for articles about larger HDD’s were usually people decrying “bloated software” or wondering who would ever use all that space. Articles about LCD monitors were full of people bemoaning the loss of “superior CRT’s”. Anything new was suspect. Of course all that “M$” anti-tech bashing eventually made them completely irrelevant and now they are but a footnote in history.

Dunno where I’m going but besides being “two minutes of hate”, these anti-FAANG articles totally remind me of slashdot.

[brianberns]

I don’t think that had anything to do with why Slashdot faded into obscurity. Slashdot refused to allow users to post stories, so Digg (and then Reddit) ate its lunch.

[AndrewKemendo]

Being constantly attacked is just a reality of being at the top. Doesn't matter what it is, individual achievement, business political entertainment etc... if you're on top people are going to just come after you, no matter what.

[jaydz]

HN is basically r/technology these days, wish they made HN2 where it was just about cool tech and startups like the good old days.

[gfodor]

The sentiment against MS was legit. They abused their OS monopoly to try to own the web and also tried to destroy Linux by labelling it communist (think about how ridiculous that seems now.)

Their current mea culpa phase should be evidence that the angry nerds on slashdot may have had a point.

edit: Why the downvotes? Perhaps peoples' memories need jogging.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Cor....

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is...