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Technology is intertwined with politics. Perhaps if engineers and technologists engaged more, and more effectively, with the political process we'd see better r
by mch82 10y ago
Technology is intertwined with politics. Perhaps if engineers and technologists engaged more, and more effectively, with the political process we'd see better representation in government.
The way we discuss politics likely needs an adjustment in order to move away from win-lose thinking and debate to win-win thinking and collaboration.
Edit: I do agree that it is makes HN less enjoyable when off-topic discussion overwhelms article-focused discussion, so generally favor on-topic posts. Often, the policy and governance issues relevant to posts are both value-added and on-topic.
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- grzm 10y agoAgreed all around. The way we discuss politics likely needs an adjustment in order to move away from win-lose thinking and debate to win-win thinking and collaboration. This is the crux of it, I think. I've been thinking about this topic a lot, and watching how discourse develops here at HN (nothing scientific, mind you). I've seen plenty of others make similar comments. Something I've amused myself with is how often I come across a comment that I agree with, and then find it's made by someone who I disagree strongly with on some other issue. Which isn't all that surprising really, given how evenly split the election was. Humans aren't binary: there's got to be a lot of overlap there. A lot of common ground to build on. Anyway, this is far off-topic now. I appreciate your thoughtful comment!