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I prefer proggit to HN these days. This place is mostly political commentary. The rules around engagement - while outwardly all about having a good conversation

I prefer proggit to HN these days. This place is mostly political commentary. The rules around engagement - while outwardly all about having a good conversation - just make this whole place feel passive aggressive and limp-wristed. A lot of the trolls and flaming on proggit is funny. HN feels too much like that episode of South Park where Kyle moves to San Francisco and everyone is huffing their own farts.

Double_a_92 9y ago
True. On HN i mostly don't even bother to write my own opinion if it's not in line with the mainstream. It will just get downvoted to death instead of sparking a discussion...
- colejohnson66 9y ago
  ArsTechnica is even worse
- Clubber 9y ago
  Agree. Apparently it's ok to downvote people you disagree with, rather than crap arguments. I've mostly lost interest. Too bad too, it was really great for a while.
- meko 9y ago
  as someone stuck in dead comment hell for what I assume was massive down votes for writing an unpopular opinion, I feel that.