Hacker News with Generative AI: Toxicity

4chan may be dead, but its toxic legacy lives on (arstechnica.com)
It is likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again—which is, likely, a very good thing. But it had also essentially already succeeded at its core project: chewing up the world and spitting it back out in its own image.

Social Media, Internet Culture, Legacy, Toxicity

8 points by rbanffy 10 hours ago | 2 comments

4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere (wired.com)
It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

Internet Culture, Social Media, Toxicity, Politics

12 points by NotInOurNames 4 days ago | 1 comments

PR process killing morale and productivity (blackentropy.com)
Code reviews are supposed to be about improving code quality and sharing knowledge, but when PR comments start hitting the hundreds, something is very wrong. I’ve recently come across a discussion where a new developer joined a team and faced over 300 PR comments on their first contribution. Most of it was stylistic nitpicking. This isn’t just unproductive, it’s outright toxic.

Code Reviews, Software Development, Developer Experience, Productivity, Toxicity

145 points by devslovecoffee 148 days ago | 216 comments

Stephen King leaves X, describing atmosphere as 'too toxic' (theguardian.com)
Stephen King has announced he is quitting X after describing the platform as “too toxic”.

Social Media, Celebrities, Toxicity

39 points by gniting 162 days ago | 25 comments

Concord had a dev culture of toxic positivity that halted any negative feedback (twitter.com)

Software Development, Workplace Culture, Feedback, Toxicity

93 points by xnhbx 217 days ago | 78 comments

New Anti-Toxicity Features on Bluesky (bsky.social)

Social Media, Online Community, Toxicity, Moderation

105 points by runarberg 240 days ago | 178 comments

I love you, HN, but you're toxic (2022) (kg.dev)