I think part of the problem of "Not as good as it used to be" is the same issue when people discuss Saturday Night Live - it was always at its best when you first became aware of it.

I hope hubski doesn't go from navel-gazing to straight self-hatred the way reddit does. There seems to be regular coordinated efforts to hit big redditsubs and ask "Why does reddit suck so hard now and why is it not like _SiteX_ ?"