> I will say, this is a level of question that is too sophisticated for SO
Could it be that, for years, they've been selecting for things like:
- Low friction onboarding
- Upvoting “easy wins” and thought experiments over real-world, in-the-trenches problems
- Penalizing questions that didn’t fit the format—even when those of us around since the early days knew they’d likely get good answers within a few days
- Incentivizing moderators to strictly enforce rules that, frankly, weren’t necessarily great to begin with
Could it be that, for years, they've been selecting for things like:
- Low friction onboarding
- Upvoting “easy wins” and thought experiments over real-world, in-the-trenches problems
- Penalizing questions that didn’t fit the format—even when those of us around since the early days knew they’d likely get good answers within a few days
- Incentivizing moderators to strictly enforce rules that, frankly, weren’t necessarily great to begin with
Just a thought.