When did HN start having such low quality comments?

paulcole · on Sept 3, 2021

People who live in glass houses and all.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28338633

wutbrodo · on Sept 3, 2021

I'm genuinely confused by this comment. Can you explain why you think speculation about the hardware costs of Waymo robotaxi is at all related to a complaint about silly jokes on HN?

paulcole · on Sept 4, 2021

The complaint wasn’t about a silly joke. It was about low quality comments.

A comment that’s just “I think I remember ________” is about as low quality as it gets — especially when it turns out to be wrong.

I know low quality comments. I’ve contributed hundreds of them myself. Check my comment history if you don’t believe me!

wutbrodo · on Sept 4, 2021

Ah OK, I didn't follow because I strongly disagree that that's a low quality comment, even if it turned out to be wrong.

jack_riminton · on Sept 4, 2021

That isn’t a low quality comment it was widely reported at the time that each cost $250k. See for yourself https://www.google.com/search?q=waymo+each+cost+%24250k&rlz=...

zxcvbn4038 · on Sept 3, 2021

What sort of intellectual dialog and witty repartee did you expect? I'm pretty sure that the guy at Amazon who decided to hire the potheads isn't going to win a Nobel.

jack_riminton · on Sept 3, 2021

A debate about drug classification? An insight with data or maybe even an intelligent anecdote about the travails of hiring in modern day USA?

Your comment wouldn't even get points on Reddit, it might get a "lol" on twitter

wolverine876 · on Sept 3, 2021

Agreed. I see almost no intellectual curiosity and learn little these days. I'm only here because I hope it might change again.