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I am not sure to be honest, hence “apparently”. It also might be the case that this is less important than the other points I mentioned.

I’m also not sure you could say you were “consistently” at #3 from 2007 to 2021. That would be like saying you were “consistently” at #5 from 2007 to 2025.

Let’s check other periods:

From 2020 to 2021, you are ranked #13 [1].

From 2018 to 2019, you are ranked #26 [2].

From 2017 to 2018, you are ranked #15 [3].

From 2015 to 2016, you are ranked #179 [4].

From 2014 to 2015, you are ranked #33 [5].

[1]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[2]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[3]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[4]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[5]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

I suspect it may be a mix of various factors:

1. The HN audience’s preferences have changed over time

2. There’s way more competition – the amount of great content to share and discuss has increased a lot

3. Gruber apparently does not write as much or as well as he did a decade or so ago (at least according to many Daring Fireball readers I know)

4. Yes, many readers don’t like him, but I would also say that many readers, especially younger ones, simply don’t care about him (related to point number 1)

5. Related to all above, Gruber’s influence and relevance in tech debates have probably declined

Very biased "review", but that's what we expect from him.

I believe he has a Google Pixel 2, but apparently he doesn't use it or didn't do any proper research on it.

It's not the first time he shows ignorance about what companies other than Apple are doing or are capable of doing.

Gruber says Daring Fireball is always blacklisted from the HN homepage. Is that really the case? If so, why?

Anyway, the worst thing about him is his double standards.

For example, when Samsung announced the Galaxy S III Mini, he said the specs were “rather lame”, with “slower processor and a mere 800 × 480 pixel display”: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/10/10/4-inch-samsung.

A few days later, his review of the iPad Mini didn’t even mention the processor — slower than the iPad’s. And he obviously was much more careful with his words regarding the screen resolution (no “lame” is found in the review): https://daringfireball.net/2012/10/ipad_mini

Here are two distinct uses of the word “interesting”:

- When talking about Gmail for Android: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/09/30/gmail-ads

- When talking about motion sickness and iOS 7: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/09/26/ios-7-motion-si...

And this…: https://daringfireball.net/2012/02/mountain_lion

> Handshakes, a few pleasantries, good hot coffee, and then, well, then I got an Apple press event for one.

Such a big mix of press release and extreme praise about getting a “press event for one”. Talk about second-hand embarrassment.