The articles on software engineering are often high quality. The HN comments on such articles are usually better than the articles.

I check https://news.ycombinator.com/classic rather than the front page.

I have noticed that, in the last 6 months or so, more low-quality comments get voted to the first page on HN posts than before. It feels like a new Eternal September. I spend more of my downvotes on distracting reddit-style comments than on incorrect posts. Is my change in downvoting behavior contributing to the decline?