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The submission went from top spot to 25th within the span of minutes. It's a shame that HN readers don't want to read about and discuss the important social is
by enraged_camel 11y ago
The submission went from top spot to 25th within the span of minutes.
It's a shame that HN readers don't want to read about and discuss the important social issues of our time, and flag everything that doesn't fit a narrow range of topics.
- krapp 11y agoI didn't flag it, but given the way these threads tend to degenerate, can you blame people for being tired of it? Hacker News hasn't exactly proven capable of reasonable discussion of certain topics, and the police seem to be one such topic. The discussion itself isn't what HN wants to avoid, but the emotion and bile that often surrounds the subject.
- gkop 11y agoAlso the racism topic.
- kelukelugames 11y agoWhat racism? It's a pipeline problem. /s
- krapp 11y agoYes... but police brutality and conspiracy tangents got really toxic in the last couple of threads about Ian Murdock, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people just don't want to go anywhere near it right now. Unfortunately, I think it only takes a few flags to have a significant effect over upvotes, and there isn't an option to only flag a topic only for yourself.