I don't know if I'm just misremembering but it feels like over the last three years or so the technical knowledge on HN has gone down the toilet.

zahlman a day ago | parent | next [-]

Could it instead be that less technically inclined people feel more empowered to hang out here?

	▲	g947o 14 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"less technically inclined" doesn't mean people can make whatever incorrect claims unchecked like on reddit, where you get banned because you post inconvenient facts in the wrong sub. And this is exactly why I stopped participating in discussions on reddit and never on LinkedIn. Discussions on HN are so much civil and respectful here P.S. if the top level comment was indeed posted by a "less technically inclined" person, I hope this is a humbling, positive educational experience, at least that's how I would take it
	▲	DrewADesign a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Maybe that and manipulating technical tools requires far less background knowledge than it did, meaning the definition of “technically inclined” has shifted, as it often does.

sheepscreek a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most *nix tools have their origins in the ‘70s-80s.

Email as a technology is ancient by today’s standards. SMTP protocol got established in 1982. Even sendmail dates as far back as the ‘70s.

Alex3917 a day ago | parent | next [-]

This is a pretty good talk on the history of email: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGfahzt-4Q

	▲	doctorpangloss a day ago \| parent [-]
		https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20... Another great article

deathslocus a day ago | parent | prev [-]

And the earlier technology of homing pigeons goes back even further

It's Reddit type conversation often