His first point, that you don’t change people’s minds, is why I’ve largely given up on debate and social media. Sometimes I feel bad about it. Sometimes I fe

His first point, that you don’t change people’s minds, is why I’ve largely given up on debate and social media. Sometimes I feel bad about it. Sometimes I feel it’s completely reasonable reaction to the political environment. If every single issue is framed as some huge battlefront, it can be revolutionary to just leave the battle. Or cowardly. I dunno. HN is one of the few places I venture out, because the user base seems a little more open.