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I enjoy the non-technical topics as much as the next person. But the quality of commentary degrades quickly. We all know there are lots of smart people on this forum. But, I’m not certain that many of these users realize how confidently ignorant they sound on non-technical topics such as politics, economics, and medicine.

I've seen the term "pedantic" frequently used.

Actually the correct usage here is “phedantic”, from the Latin “Phedantus”, meaning… Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Oh you!

Also there is a daily "don't know what to do with my life" with the same two responses: get diagnosed and swallow this pill.

The many topics about Rust are annoying too. The activists and fanboys turn the discussions tiresome.

I like lobste.rs as an alternative that stays technical and has less of the fluff that HN attracts. Plus with their tagging scheme, I can just hide all of the junk that I could care less about by default.