You haven't said what tech things interest you, but if you enjoy keeping up with programming languages or Linux development I recommend trying a subscription to https://lwn.net/ after you block HN. The comment noise is very low and the article quality is extremely high. It isn't constantly updating like HN or Reddit so if you check it 10x a day it might only change once.
I agree with the submitter and I've tried ignoring HN and just visiting other tech sites, but I admit I'm partially here for the "tabloid" type tech stuff. For me it's a question of understanding its place and not treating the more common and salacious themes/stories as reflecting reality
Edit: just thinking about the submitter's problem, there is an HN api, I wonder if there are any sites that mirror HN but with filtering functionality, so one could lose the Musk stories and only get stuff closer to their interests
If you don't like that HN doesn't gatekeep membership, consider the moderation here too loose and only want to see tech stories, it's probably what you're looking for, provided you can get an invite. It's basically HN cranked up to 11.
And, somehow I feel like the quality has deteriorated. [...] I have a hypothesis that as a thing becomes more popular, and there's some sort of feedback mechanism, the more generic it tends become to accommodate everybody, destroying it's original niche and soul.
You signed up here less than 6 weeks ago and you're complaining about how it's not like it used to be...last month?
For what it's worth, I think part of the problem is that as tech became first commodified and then increasingly commercialized and financialized, this was inevitable, big money moved in and a lot of the effort in the space became about money instead of product. Additionally, the easy problems have been well trodden by now, so a lot of people aren't interested in them anymore.
Have you tried hackaday? Is that maybe like the mood you're after?
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 28.5 ms ] threadI agree with the submitter and I've tried ignoring HN and just visiting other tech sites, but I admit I'm partially here for the "tabloid" type tech stuff. For me it's a question of understanding its place and not treating the more common and salacious themes/stories as reflecting reality
Edit: just thinking about the submitter's problem, there is an HN api, I wonder if there are any sites that mirror HN but with filtering functionality, so one could lose the Musk stories and only get stuff closer to their interests
If you don't like that HN doesn't gatekeep membership, consider the moderation here too loose and only want to see tech stories, it's probably what you're looking for, provided you can get an invite. It's basically HN cranked up to 11.
You signed up here less than 6 weeks ago and you're complaining about how it's not like it used to be...last month?
Have you tried hackaday? Is that maybe like the mood you're after?