HN started getting bad in the last months, I feel. Unpopular views are severely punished with downvotes and flags even if they are rather innocent and non-political, on the pretentious grounds of “no evidence” – and they often are things for which evidence is impossible to gather (like societal trends).
In the meantime deeply held beliefs for which there’s no evidence either but are innate to the cultural background of the average HN frequenter are upvoted and showered with approving comments.
It’s gradually becoming an echo chamber. I won’t claim anything in particular but I’ve been very disappointed with the quality of the HN discussions lately. (And I am not even talking about them downvoting me btw.)