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Yes, HN is a very cynical and negative place, and it's interesting how quickly I stop noticing that if I visit a few days in a row. But if I don't visit for a week and then come back, it's starkly obvious.

It's also not exclusively negative and cynical, of course, and there are some great insights to be found here. I think you're being unfair with 90%. Maybe more like 70%?

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Is there any tech-oriented forum that isn't largely cynical and negative?

Is there any social media that isn't largely cynical and negative?

I also notice how my mindset changes when I don't visit, which really just makes me think I should stop engaging in 90% of online discourse and discussion.

Feels like reddit is at least has a larger percentage of memes and shitposting so there's less overall negativity, but there's also less substance.

> Is there any tech-oriented forum that isn't largely cynical and negative

Maybe no? I only know of two (not including subreddits): HN and Slashdot. And of the two, Slashdot is far, far, more negative, with the weird addition of American style republican political views. Which, as a European reader, makes it feel like a very right wing place.

Are there any other forums I'm not aware of?

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