You and I must be reading different HN's, because I see an awful lot of people anti-layoffs, anti-Copilot, and pro-Mastodon.
So I wonder if you're actually complaining about diversity of thought? Because HN isn't the "hacker culture" you're talking about from the late 80s and 90's. It's got a whole bunch of those people, but also a whole bunch of everything else.
When people comment, why should they be trying to contribute to "hacker culture" at all? Why shouldn't they simply be offering their diverse perspectives?
And criticizing Mastodon is a valid perspective to have. If people are looking to jump ship from Twitter now, it's important to be realistic about whether Mastodon is or isn't "ready for business" both from technical and consumer perspectives. It's counterproductive to only hype up projects and never criticize them.
So I wonder if you're actually complaining about diversity of thought? Because HN isn't the "hacker culture" you're talking about from the late 80s and 90's. It's got a whole bunch of those people, but also a whole bunch of everything else.
When people comment, why should they be trying to contribute to "hacker culture" at all? Why shouldn't they simply be offering their diverse perspectives?
And criticizing Mastodon is a valid perspective to have. If people are looking to jump ship from Twitter now, it's important to be realistic about whether Mastodon is or isn't "ready for business" both from technical and consumer perspectives. It's counterproductive to only hype up projects and never criticize them.