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Maybe. On the other hand, most people lurk and read a lot before signing up for forums, and they're more than likely going to come across one of the many politi
by vertex-four 10y ago
Maybe. On the other hand, most people lurk and read a lot before signing up for forums, and they're more than likely going to come across one of the many political discussions on here, which are... slightly less meritocratic. They could keep to just discussing tech here and pretend the politics don't exist, or they could go find other communities where they're more likely to get along with people.
(Or they could, on occasion, be like me and try to communicate with people who won't listen and occasionally burn out.)
- protomikron 10y ago> Feeling like you're one of the only people who understands your experiences in a community really sucks. Yeah political discussions here are not better than on reddit, but if you go to HN to discuss politics (which is a broad term in itself), you are doing it wrong. E.g. I mostly discuss tech here (this discussion being an exception), and try to be a lurker in shitty politics, economics, feminism, SV-"make-the-world-a-better-place", etc. discussions and would have assumed that many do the same.
- vertex-four 10y agoIndeed, except that when people are literally talking about you - which they are every time women's issues turn up on here - it's kind of hard to ignore it. Nobody is here primarily to discuss politics, but political discussions happen anyway, and having to ignore them sucks.