[miohtama]

Hacker News was pro-crypto circa 2015 when Coinbase launched.

The change of the tone here is mainly because of the changed audience. Hacker News was originally a forum for founders and hackers. Now it is a general forum for salarymen software developers.

[mekster]

More like people are getting tired of being reminded of missing the boat year over year but they will always be missing the boat thinking it's the top this time. Or those people who suffered loss buying it at the top need reasons that Bitcoin should suck.

I have a feeling Bitcoin discussions can get quite more interesting in here if it had no monetary values but people can be sensitive when money is involved.

[tromp]

HN was pro crypto when it was still an interesting new technology. That changed when it became a speculative vehicle and breeding ground for scams.

[zubairq]

I didn’t know that the hacker news demographic had changed so much. Are there any stats on this anywhere or is it a general feeling that you have?

And if so then where do all the hackers hang out now?