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at worst a triggered cascade of pedantry.

and at its best.

There's no easy way to scan the comments to get a sense of the breadth of reaction - it's just a case of wading through all of them.

Friction, I think of as a feature, not a bug. Slowing people down raises the threshold for engagement. Requiring effort reduces drive-by's in the comments.

It's not just that HN has changed, you have changed too. Probably more than HN. Yes, you don't have the time. But also less is new...I mean I heard of Python on HN.

But one of the ways HN has changed is the content and comments are more loosely coupled with the context of YC. Funding rounds are unlikely to make the front page anymore.

And that's because startups are mainstream news...perhaps due in no small measure to YC's activities.

Yet, most likely it is mostly you -- after all, it's your cranky old man post.

Good luck.