Looking at the current top HN post "Google Search Is Dying"[1] on the HN front page and all the upvotes it's receiving and reading most of its comments, I'm kind of forced to ask:
In your opinion:
1. Is HN becoming more of an "echo chamber"?
2. If yes[2], how big of an "echo chamber" you think HN has become (or is becoming)?
3. How wide-spread is this issue? Is it limited to certain topics only? If yes, what are those topics?
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My reason for asking this question is that afore-mentioned post[1] is referencing mostly YC personalities and HN post as answering its main question: "How do we know Google is dying?"[1] which I don't think is really very convincing.
Note:
I find it quite ironic that I'm asking this question on HN while knowing that one can't rely too much on the received responses. Still, IMHO, HN is the best place for asking this HN specific question than any other place on the internet (at this moment).
Edit:
1- Disclaimer: I don't have any investment or work-related relationship with Alphabet/Google or any of its subsidiaries. Just a regular HNer who loves mostly STEM or business related healthy/constructive discussions.
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[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30347719
[2] - To some extent, I accept that all online social platform are inherently kind of an "echo chamber", in a very specific sense. However, I could not be alone here expecting a little more from the majority of HN users (compared to users of other online social platforms, like Reddit) when it comes to the issue of an "echo chamber" and its corresponding negative effects.
The not so great facet is the amount of obvious wearing-your-politics-on-your-sleeve, but that could easily be said for society in general right now. If I had the time I'd love to pull the top X links and their comments for the day and do some sentiment analysis just to see how quickly it goes from "X technology" to "Y political leanings".
Another not so great facet is that a lot of stories are very coastal. It's admittedly not HNs fault because if you're not in CA or NY you kinda feel left out in some respects. I wish a lot of tech companies would go to other places to A/B test new products and services.