One core problem is that any discussion of a non-technical topic must choose between being “edgy”/“inflammatory”/etc. (I.e. people express beliefs that differ f

One core problem is that any discussion of a non-technical topic must choose between being “edgy”/“inflammatory”/etc. (I.e. people express beliefs that differ from the standard issue) or being a completely useless echo chamber. Wanting to avoid inflammatory discussion is fine, but in that case HN should just ban non-technical topics entirely rather than mandate useless tepid discussions.