Maybe try lurking into "Past".
Think about it. You can go into whichever pre-AI booming period you desire.
Today I think I'm gonna check out what was hot in May 2009.
https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2009-05-14
"Obama proposes no capital gains tax on qualified small business stock"
Sounds steamy.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=608202
See you there!