HN was a great place back then. I made many useful professional contacts, and had a lot of interesting and deep conversations. It was like (site that shall no

HN was a great place back then. I made many useful professional contacts, and had a lot of interesting and deep conversations. It was like (site that shall not be named) is today, except with a bit more focus on turning the tech into a business. There were some subtle shifts, as front page posts started being more for people who think startups are cool, and less for people who want to figure out how to make their startup win. Then there was a big shift, as diggers fled to reddit, and redditors came to HN. Now, HN is comparatively useless.