[JeremyNT]

I can't understand this sentiment at all. I feel like HN was absolutely part of the hype cycle.

It wasn't as bad as some forums, since some skeptical voices were present too, but there absolutely was a ton of breathless hype over the years.

Here's just one example, when stripe added bitcoin support [0]

I personally feel like HN sentiment finally "turned" on crypto only after some of the more egregious scams started going really mainstream - in the months leading up to and during the pandemic.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9075945