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Nobody wants to discuss things anymore. Here on HN, if you don’t like an opinion..you can downvote anonymously. Why discuss things and understand others POV whe
by jelliclesfarm 6y ago
Nobody wants to discuss things anymore. Here on HN, if you don’t like an opinion..you can downvote anonymously. Why discuss things and understand others POV when we can live in a Black Mirror world?
I don’t understand why HN can’t institute a vote on the basis of a comment. Users are already anonymous here. You can downvote if you engage. Even if it’s one word. Or walk away.
On other social media, it’s even more comical. Because the techbros and start up founders are themselves products of institutions aka public schools that believe in homogenous mind lumps, it’s like having your best buddy who thinks and walks and talks like you as the hall monitor. This is leading to not just a closed ‘hive mind’ online but also shutting down of any nuanced or in depth discussion and dissection. It’s like the clowns have taken over the circus.