I expect Hacker News has a similar consensus. Circumcision is not worse than slavery, but it is one of those relics of human barbarism that will be looked at wi

I expect Hacker News has a similar consensus. Circumcision is not worse than slavery, but it is one of those relics of human barbarism that will be looked at with scorn and disdain in 50 years. The fact that HIV transmission is marginally reduced by circumcision is a terrible reason to advocate involuntary circumcision of infants.