I swore I'd never be one of "those guys" who complains that a site he likes is going down the drain, but it seems like more and more of HN is dedicated to nit-picking these days. I guess I was wrong about myself. The foibles of youth.

It has its days. Certain posts attract more of the type of chatter you might prefer to avoid. Just remember that those people are wasting their time to post junk and not pursuing business goals to compete with you. :-)

The unfair part is when it's the type of chatter that you have an extremely hard time finding anywhere.

Nah, I think it's constant over time. Most people here are pretty goal-oriented.

Thank God for Reddit. If Reddit didn't exist as a contrast, this site would go down the drain.