[ynac]

It has felt that way lately, but I can't say it is limited to HN. It's pretty tough to have a conversation last for more than a few minutes without it ending in a political discussion, a news item that isn't good, or a local issue that isn't good. A only slightly less than world war can do that. On top of that is the AI thing. Not going to unpack that here, but yeah, exciting and kind of crappy at the same time.

What I'm about to say isn't meant to be mean, but all you said up there? That's on you. That's all you. Keep doing the right thing with your votes and downvotes. Keep trying to come up with that great startup project and build it out and find an audience. Use AI to make you better, smarter, and stronger. Tolerate the ignorant and the different. Pfft...what does it matter anyway what we think of a goofball mouthing off about the remake of Like Water for Chocolate?

Take care of your self and find more fun stuff! If that means taking a vacation from HN, do it. I took a year off a while back and it did wonders. Also dumped most news. Even now, I'm writing Atari 800 programs for the next two days as a small retreat myself.

Yes, the world is on a little decline right now. That just means there's a chance coming to fix things, and the time to prepare for it just happens to be NOW! Be ready! If you do drop off HN, drop me a line and stay in touch!