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How exactly is it off-topic? It's absolutely related to the misinformation that created the homeopathic industry, vaccines cause autism, etc.
by wnevets 10y ago
How exactly is it off-topic? It's absolutely related to the misinformation that created the homeopathic industry, vaccines cause autism, etc.
- dang 10y agoGeneric tangents into flamewar topics are the most off topic thing there is.
- wnevets 10y agoYou may want to reduce politics in the comments or even disagree with the premise but calling it unrelated is on the verge of being dishonest.
- dang 10y agoI'm sure you have a good reason for saying that but it's not one that fits well with this site. (Also: indeed we do want to reduce politics in the comments! That's coming soon.) Let me put it this way: whatever the bonds are between homeopathy, Brexit, and Trump, they're far too weak to justify pulling an HN thread in that direction. That's because we want discussions to stay specific; when they go generic, bad things happen: the comments get less interesting, less civil, and more numerous.