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>Reddit style

Just as much HN style, where top comments frequently bring up old discussions completely unrelated to the article's content (e.g. js article -> js is a mess, blockchain article -> blockchain is a bubble, megacorp article -> this is why i never use megacorp's products)

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I've noticed what you pointed out is fairly common especially recently, but it wasn't always the case. Moreover, it's incumbent on us to be better than that so to reverse the trend.

It's not a new problem. The term TFA is at least 18 years old; predates reddit, digg, and maybe even slashdot itself.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TFA

This is a side discussion, but what a fascinating piece of internet history, I had no idea.

Just came off an 11 month involuntary HN-hiatus and noticed that the level of discourse is markedly lower. Wondering whether it could be quantified over time. Maybe a NLP expert could chime in?

mmm source please

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