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It could very well be both the pinnacle (or an approximation of it) of humanity and a worthwhile topic of discussion.

• mistermann 5y ago
  I think it would be cool if HN had meta-discussions now and then where people could throw out various different ideas, I don't recall there ever being such a thing here before though. I think it's an interesting idea (maybe not for HN, but in general): a social media platform whose functionality is (largely) designed/guided by the users.
  • 9wzYQbTYsAIc 5y ago
    Ironic that the fact that your comment is on a startup news discussion site, points out a glaring need in the public sphere, one which could be fulfilled by a startup, and it gets downvoted to the point of being grayed out.
    • mistermann 5y ago
      Ironic, and utterly fascinating if you really think about it. And it is not a one off by the way, here elsewhere. In my experience, this is almost bordering on some sort of an unrealized constant in nature. An even better example I think is this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27581414 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27581414 That exchange blows my mind, the irony (and other things) is off the charts. Occam's razor would suggest Hanlon's razor as a satisfactory explanation for that conversation, but I am very skeptical.