Few things tell me more about the decline of America than checking HackerNews and realizing how much it changed.

The place supposed to be flooding with non-conformists and individuals who want to challenge the status quo, reduced to a forum with discussions about whether we should just stick with the convenience with of subjugating to Apple/Google or if we should ask for Government to come and save us from ourselves.

Any message in the contrary gets downvoted to oblivion.