> How you raise a topic like this is by far the biggest influence on whether the conversation develops curiously. An influence surely, but in my experience not

> How you raise a topic like this is by far the biggest influence on whether the conversation develops curiously. An influence surely, but in my experience not at all the biggest. Curiosity is a two-way street, and there are some topics that most people here simply do not want to be curious about. But yes, I’m mostly just spending karma fighting an info-war. Success in that context is not only about the quality of discussion, it’s that more people see the controversy. If the collateral damage is not acceptable I understand. And if I end up getting kicked out, please just take to heart that your effort to apply the rules impartially is not unappreciated. The opposition here is used to receiving wildly-inflammatory escalating nasty replies that rarely get flagged or moderated, but it’s still better than most places: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25017661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25017661