HN Becoming Reddit

Users debate whether Hacker News has declined in quality, with many claiming it is turning into Reddit through lower discourse, more general topics, and Reddit-like comments.

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oiegha • Aug 30, 2021 • View on HN

Reddit has become cancer, and HN is far from that, but very slowly following the same route?

jitix • Dec 6, 2016 • View on HN

Damn right! Its about time someone took a stance.. HN is slowly becoming reddit.

dadams74 • Nov 16, 2012 • View on HN

Is it just me or is HN turning into Reddit?

fullstackchris • Oct 15, 2025 • View on HN

Has anyone else noticed that HN is starting to sound a lot like reddit / discussion of similar quality? Can't hang out anywhere now on the web... I used to be on here daily but with garbage like this its been reduced to 2-3 times per month... sad

lawl • Mar 28, 2017 • View on HN

So HN actually has turned into reddit...

circuiter • Oct 1, 2014 • View on HN

Excellent. The comments here simply further the notion that HN is slowly turning into reddit.

7355608 • Mar 21, 2024 • View on HN

Ask HN: Has HN Turned into Reddit?

benguild • Jan 1, 2020 • View on HN

Since when is HN becoming Reddit

mouzogu • Apr 18, 2022 • View on HN

I feel like HN is turning into AskReddit, just reddit vibes in general.

freyir • Nov 21, 2018 • View on HN

It feels like HN became Reddit overnight. We had a good run.