> Thus continues the reddit-ization of this website.
You know what was even worse on reddit than the memes and inside jokes? The posts whining about how much better the site was before X happened.
This is the internet, no one will listen to whining. If you want to preserve the nature of HN, find something constructive to do. If a comment is so devoid of content that you cannot constructively turn it into a useful conversation, downvote it and spend your time building a conversation somewhere else. Complaining is easy, but it just adds to the noise that you're so concerned about.
You know what was even worse on reddit than the memes and inside jokes? The posts whining about how much better the site was before X happened.
This is the internet, no one will listen to whining. If you want to preserve the nature of HN, find something constructive to do. If a comment is so devoid of content that you cannot constructively turn it into a useful conversation, downvote it and spend your time building a conversation somewhere else. Complaining is easy, but it just adds to the noise that you're so concerned about.