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The quality of comments on hacker news is due to the high bar for thoughtfulness and respect. Not from a restriction blocking any "political" discussion. The l

The quality of comments on hacker news is due to the high bar for thoughtfulness and respect. Not from a restriction blocking any "political" discussion. The linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker news and the apparent association between the linked domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing.

jonfw 7y ago
There is a restriction actually. This is pulled from the guidelines- > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.
- shuntress 7y ago
  It is possible to discuss a political topic without the discussion becoming a "political or ideological battle". It's definitely challenging, but it is possible.
  - jonfw 7y ago
    It is certainly very possible to do that, and it almost always requires sharing new information that relates to the context of the discussion.
  - 6510 7y ago
    I think it is a real problem that someone should try to solve. I visit a good number of expert communities and they all tend to be highly on topic. This is a good thing without question but I've often noticed the community is completely oblivious to what happens outside their bubble. I suspect most of the accidental battles are from being years behind on the discussion with the people they've talked with every day for the last decade or so. I don't claim to have a solution. Programming philosophy or Programming politics do not seem very attractive but I do suspect there to be a big adventure behind those curtains. It's not like code is not political, lacks a philosophy or ideology. But the best we could do was "stop spying on me!"? hah
jshevek 7y ago
>linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker True, but not relevant to issues of partisanship and ideological battle. >domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing. Theoretically, maybe. In practice, well take a look at the actual quality of the comments being made.

jonfw 7y ago

There is a restriction actually. This is pulled from the guidelines- > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.

shuntress 7y ago
It is possible to discuss a political topic without the discussion becoming a "political or ideological battle". It's definitely challenging, but it is possible.
- jonfw 7y ago
  It is certainly very possible to do that, and it almost always requires sharing new information that relates to the context of the discussion.
- 6510 7y ago
  I think it is a real problem that someone should try to solve. I visit a good number of expert communities and they all tend to be highly on topic. This is a good thing without question but I've often noticed the community is completely oblivious to what happens outside their bubble. I suspect most of the accidental battles are from being years behind on the discussion with the people they've talked with every day for the last decade or so. I don't claim to have a solution. Programming philosophy or Programming politics do not seem very attractive but I do suspect there to be a big adventure behind those curtains. It's not like code is not political, lacks a philosophy or ideology. But the best we could do was "stop spying on me!"? hah

jshevek 7y ago

>linked content (disable security features to improve performance) is very clearly a relevant topic for hacker True, but not relevant to issues of partisanship and ideological battle. >domain and Trump's infamous catch-phrase seems like an intentional choice that is worth discussing. Theoretically, maybe. In practice, well take a look at the actual quality of the comments being made.