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Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by smackeyacky » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 8:48 PM UTC

totetsu wrote: post #38

Is this downturn affecting all regions at the moment or mostly just USA? I wonder how the overall HN comments are trending.. More people with free time to waste on HN or less people with a reason to slack off and waste time on HN..

This is entirely anecdotal. A local company here advertised for a developer position that was pretty well paid (regional Australia). They got a lot of interest from overseas developers but the really interesting applications came from "system architects" rather than developers.

I speculated that the layoffs in Australia are quietly happening amongst tech middle management / developer adjacent jobs but those quiet layoffs are encouraging everybody else to stay put for the moment.

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by zX41ZdbW » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 8:54 PM UTC

EarthIsHome wrote: post #4

It would be interesting to see the results of your script running on the "Who wants to be hired?" threads [0]. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34983765

https://sql.clickhouse.com/play?user=play#U0VMRUNUIHRvU3Rhcn...

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by plonk » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:16 PM UTC

fnordpiglet wrote: post #88

elif wrote: post #76

I wonder if it correlates with a /general/ loss of traffic. Personally I find the comments section to be less accepting of more classes of opinions each year.

I categorically reject this opinion.

I think political statements like yours should be banned from HN. This is not what this site is about.

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by soneca » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:22 PM UTC

Script was probably run too early to be comparable to older posts, right? March Who is hiring thread is now close to 500 total comments (guessing around 20 of those are not job posts?)

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by Jensson » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:22 PM UTC

plonk wrote: post #93

fnordpiglet wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I categorically reject this opinion.

I think political statements like yours should be banned from HN. This is not what this site is about.

What is political about "categorically reject"?

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by thatfunkymunki » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:23 PM UTC

tb_technical wrote: post #45

totetsu wrote: post #38

Is this downturn affecting all regions at the moment or mostly just USA? I wonder how the overall HN comments are trending.. More people with free time to waste on HN or less people with a reason to slack off and waste time on HN..

I work in government and government adjacent contracting. We need people badly right now.

I'll believe this need is genuine when salaries for government employed/contracted software engineers are anywhere close to market rates.

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by version_five » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:33 PM UTC

Jensson wrote: post #95

plonk wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think political statements like yours should be banned from HN. This is not what this site is about.

What is political about "categorically reject"?

The funniest part about a thread like the above is that it's virtually impossible to tell if a given comment was made as a joke

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by version_five » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:36 PM UTC

elif wrote: post #76

I wonder if it correlates with a /general/ loss of traffic. Personally I find the comments section to be less accepting of more classes of opinions each year.

That reflects what's happening in society so it shouldn't be surprising

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by hegzploit » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:39 PM UTC

version_five wrote: post #97

Jensson wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is political about "categorically reject"?

The funniest part about a thread like the above is that it's virtually impossible to tell if a given comment was made as a joke

poe's law to the rescue

Re: The tech downturn seen through Hacker News comments

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Post by croes » Thu, Mar 02, 2023, 9:43 PM UTC

hegzploit wrote: post #99

version_five wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The funniest part about a thread like the above is that it's virtually impossible to tell if a given comment was made as a joke

poe's law to the rescue

Nathan, Edgar Allan or Cameron?