Back in my day, we lamented the loss of bang paths for email... and you had to pay Robert Elz to bring in a news group because munnari connected Australia to the world...

Yeah, I'm old.

I am too, and the wisdom of old age has taught me: once Eternal September hits a community, it's time to walk away.

I dunno if HN is at that point yet, but it's certainly creeping closer compared to where it was 5-10 years ago. Reddit passed the point of no return within the last few years.

Eternal September is a different, unrelated problem. Slop isn't next generation of clueless kids - it's marketing communication.