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If I were to guess, it's down voted because when SKIMMED, it sounds like an off-topic, far too long, and overly political comment. It's a fair comment, but onl
by Qwertious 6y ago
If I were to guess, it's down voted because when SKIMMED, it sounds like an off-topic, far too long, and overly political comment.
It's a fair comment, but only if you actually read it.
- vinay_ys 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html might be the reason why a lot of things here got downvoted. Specifically: Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
- pksebben 6y agothis doesn't read like a battle, though. one could argue that opinions that run counter to the generally accepted norm are inherently good for curiosity.
- bjoli 6y agoDiscouraging political discussions is a very political thing in itself. The comment we are discussing might not be a great example of encouraging curiosity, but being the person that says "don't be so political" is complacent and ignorant. We arrived at the current situation due to political decisions and a political process. I am not accusing you of being that person, not anyone else. I am just tired of people not seeing that upholding the current situation is as political as criticizing it. This discussion made me try to put it in words.
- CRConrad 6y agoBut part of a curiosity-based discussion is also trying to satisfy the curiosity of others by providing answers. The most insightful and thought-provoking of those can sometimes be rather “political”, because the things we think about and are curious about are.