> In time, though, lobste.rs got fairly boring since it's always the same stuff over and over again.

There are some interesting comments there from some people who don’t spend time on other sites, but your assessment is similar to mine

My comment about being anti-AI above may not have been clear. They actually talk about AI a lot and AI threads attract a high amount of activity. The difference is that insightful or honest comments don’t have much of a chance because there’s a clear popular opinion on the site and any information that doesn’t fit isn’t welcome.

The giant soupy mess of opinions on HN can be tiresome, but it’s nice to get a wider range. HN is its own little bubble but at least there’s some diversity of experiences to be found.