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Thanks for the reminder. Initially I was a bit disappointed HN didn't have more of a political stance on the current myriad issues which seem to affect us. It

• seibelj 6y ago
  I specifically like HN because it doesn’t have a political bias and allows people to exit their group think bubble. The range of smart people with varying ideas, and willingness to debate, is enormous. Although I feel like downvotes fly more often than they used to a few years ago...
  • type0 6y ago
    Agree to disagree on that, political biases and groupthink are still present here but more diluted, what I do value is that people are more open to different points of view from other users.
• SkyMarshal 6y ago
  It's probably better that it doesn't have political stances, as 1) that is hard to moderate and maintain high quality discussion, 2) there's plenty of political discussion elsewhere, better to keep HN focused purely on deep tech, and 3) in an overly politicized media atmosphere it's actually a feature and differentiator to not have it and instead be a refuge from it (such venues are scarce).
• zthrowaway 6y ago
  The moral demand upon organizations to make political stances needs to stop. I come to HN because it’s empty of that; makes information more free and digestible.