I think that's mostly down to topic selection and harsher moderating. Threads on...

suddenclarity on Feb 15, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How to keep an online community from downg...

I think that's mostly down to topic selection and harsher moderating. Threads on slightly controversial topics also gets sidetracked here. Look at anything related to Musk and people will come quite close to breaking the rules when hating on him.