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Thanks for leaving this one up. I understand it's not the discourse this site is directly interested in, but the occasional opportunity to debate such issues in

Thanks for leaving this one up. I understand it's not the discourse this site is directly interested in, but the occasional opportunity to debate such issues in an intelligent forum is something I have trouble finding elsewhere on the internet. Having said that, I'm sure these types of post create a lot of work for you. I appreciate the upkeep and please keep up the good work!

dgellow 6y ago
> the occasional opportunity to debate such issues in an intelligent forum is something I have trouble finding elsewhere on the internet. That's maybe the good place to ask: What are other places (maybe places more open to political discussions) the HN crowd would recommend for "intelligent discussions"? Twitter and Reddit are an awful mess at the moment.
- krustyburger 6y ago
  This might merit its own Ask HN post. I’m curious what responses you might get.
- ShamelessC 6y ago
  This has been asked before here. The best answers were essentially niche blogs with commenting systems and niche subreddits. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20023209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20023209
  - dgellow 6y ago
    Thanks, it’s the first time I hear about https://www.well.com https://www.well.com
- djsumdog 6y ago
  I'd suggest ActiviyPub servers (Mastodon, Pleroma, etc.) There are a ton of instances out there or you can start your own. There is a lot of good discourse out there .. and cat pictures.
- colinmhayes 6y ago
  LessWrong and niche subreddits depending on the political views you hope to find.
  - ColanR 6y ago
    > depending on the political views you hope to find It seems like the really good discussion places wouldn't have to carry this caveat. It's too bad those are even harder to find.
    - pjc50 6y ago
      You cannot fit too much of the Overton window in any one place. And a lot of politics these days relies on entire parallel media structures so that what even happened is under dispute, let alone the moral response to them. Wonkery can be debated; humanity can't.
    - alasdair_ 6y ago
      > It seems like the really good discussion places wouldn't have to carry this caveat. Ideally, yes, but if the political views you are hoping to find are ones that overtly limit any dissent or respect for any other view (extreme absolute authoritarianism for example) then the views themselves subvert the ability to have meaningful discourse about them.
    - colinmhayes 6y ago
      I was more thinking about how all the right leaning subs have been co-opted by the alt-right gamer types and trolls. The far left subs aren't much better, but there are plenty of open minded moderate subs. I find neoliberal to be a great place to discuss center-left policy.
  - kf 6y ago
    Yeah Lesswrong has gotten good again; the coronavirus discussion has stood out. They don’t really do politics but as an old user one could probably force a discussion through.

dgellow 6y ago

> the occasional opportunity to debate such issues in an intelligent forum is something I have trouble finding elsewhere on the internet. That's maybe the good place to ask: What are other places (maybe places more open to political discussions) the HN crowd would recommend for "intelligent discussions"? Twitter and Reddit are an awful mess at the moment.

krustyburger 6y ago
This might merit its own Ask HN post. I’m curious what responses you might get.
ShamelessC 6y ago
This has been asked before here. The best answers were essentially niche blogs with commenting systems and niche subreddits. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20023209 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20023209
- dgellow 6y ago
  Thanks, it’s the first time I hear about https://www.well.com https://www.well.com
djsumdog 6y ago
I'd suggest ActiviyPub servers (Mastodon, Pleroma, etc.) There are a ton of instances out there or you can start your own. There is a lot of good discourse out there .. and cat pictures.
colinmhayes 6y ago
LessWrong and niche subreddits depending on the political views you hope to find.
- ColanR 6y ago
  > depending on the political views you hope to find It seems like the really good discussion places wouldn't have to carry this caveat. It's too bad those are even harder to find.
  - pjc50 6y ago
    You cannot fit too much of the Overton window in any one place. And a lot of politics these days relies on entire parallel media structures so that what even happened is under dispute, let alone the moral response to them. Wonkery can be debated; humanity can't.
  - alasdair_ 6y ago
    > It seems like the really good discussion places wouldn't have to carry this caveat. Ideally, yes, but if the political views you are hoping to find are ones that overtly limit any dissent or respect for any other view (extreme absolute authoritarianism for example) then the views themselves subvert the ability to have meaningful discourse about them.
  - colinmhayes 6y ago
    I was more thinking about how all the right leaning subs have been co-opted by the alt-right gamer types and trolls. The far left subs aren't much better, but there are plenty of open minded moderate subs. I find neoliberal to be a great place to discuss center-left policy.
- kf 6y ago
  Yeah Lesswrong has gotten good again; the coronavirus discussion has stood out. They don’t really do politics but as an old user one could probably force a discussion through.