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Others might want HN to be open to tough issues. I know this is controversial, but it's hard (perhaps impossible) to discuss something controversial without ei
by Gunax 6y ago
Others might want HN to be open to tough issues.
I know this is controversial, but it's hard (perhaps impossible) to discuss something controversial without either:
1. adopting groupthink/wrongthink patterns
2. making some group uncomfortable
3. limiting the topics that can be discussed
- jacknews 6y agoI'm no fan of censorship but even so I vote for 3. This is hacker news, so these topics should only be aired where they intersect, and are in the context of, the tech world. IMHO.
- Gunax 6y agoSure, but it's going to come up whenever sexism comes up, which is often. I guess I feel very conflicted here. We have people who--riggt or wrong--think that there is at least partial biological explaination behind this. Then we have women who are saying that this opinion is so toxic that it makes them feel uncomfortable\unwelcome. There is no solution that will make everyone happy. Either we must accept that there will be views aired that are uncomfortable (you don't have the right to not be discomforted), or we restrict the opinions that can be aired (you don't have the right to say what you really think).
- reroute1 6y agoWhy don't you just not read it? Problem solved.