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I wrote up a whole reply but yours was flagged and then unflagged and my comment was lost... Anyway, just be aware you have allies. I've just given up partici

I wrote up a whole reply but yours was flagged and then unflagged and my comment was lost... Anyway, just be aware you have allies. I've just given up participating on HN when these topics come up since it's gotten so utterly polarized and hyperbolic. I typically just flag the article and move on. I assume there's a pretty large silent audience of folks like myself who are simply exhausted by the whole thing and are done being exposed to the negativity and borderline conspiracy theories floating around here. I come to HN for cool tech stories, not to be exposed to even more American political food fights. Of course, despite that, here I am... but, hey, I never said I had self-control...

CodeGlitch 5y ago
> I typically just flag the article and move on. May I ask why you do this? Do you not think that others would want to discuss/debate/argue about the topic? > borderline conspiracy theories floating around here Do you have an example of one of these? (Genuinely interested in what you mean by this)
- CarelessExpert 5y ago
  > May I ask why you do this? Do you not think that others would want to discuss/debate/argue about the topic? Because unoriginal political flamebait is off-topic for this site. From the site guidelines: > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Certainly this story is neither interesting nor new. It's just Sticks and Stones redux. Given the quality of discussion associated with these topics they actively diminish my experience of HN and make me want to avoid the site. > Do you have an example of one of these? (Genuinely interested in what you mean by this) A very common sentiment I see around here and elsewhere is imagining some secret, organized sjw cabal that's out to get people: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28883427 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28883427 "The context is there is a playground game being played at scale. In order to be accepted in certain circles, one needs to discern who the thought leaders are, display the proper deference to them, and above all adhere to approved talking points. " I could probably find half a dozen comments in this thread alone expressing similar sentiments.
  - CodeGlitch 5y ago
    Thanks for the response. > Because unoriginal political flamebait is off-topic for this site. From the site guidelines: Whilst I agree with you here, when the topic occurs within a tech company I think it is relevant. Basically it's very difficult to separate the tech from the politics in the current climate. > A very common sentiment I see around here and elsewhere is imagining some secret, organized sjw cabal When employees and students are being asked to complete "check your thinking" training, it's hard not to think there's a organised cabal pulling all the strings :)
    - pbak 5y ago
      It's called a very well funded political lobby (see Mackenzie Bezos billion dollar donations), not a cabal.
russelldjimmy 5y ago
Hah! Your comment mirrors exactly how I feel but could not put into words.

CodeGlitch 5y ago

> I typically just flag the article and move on. May I ask why you do this? Do you not think that others would want to discuss/debate/argue about the topic? > borderline conspiracy theories floating around here Do you have an example of one of these? (Genuinely interested in what you mean by this)

CarelessExpert 5y ago
> May I ask why you do this? Do you not think that others would want to discuss/debate/argue about the topic? Because unoriginal political flamebait is off-topic for this site. From the site guidelines: > Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Certainly this story is neither interesting nor new. It's just Sticks and Stones redux. Given the quality of discussion associated with these topics they actively diminish my experience of HN and make me want to avoid the site. > Do you have an example of one of these? (Genuinely interested in what you mean by this) A very common sentiment I see around here and elsewhere is imagining some secret, organized sjw cabal that's out to get people: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28883427 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28883427 "The context is there is a playground game being played at scale. In order to be accepted in certain circles, one needs to discern who the thought leaders are, display the proper deference to them, and above all adhere to approved talking points. " I could probably find half a dozen comments in this thread alone expressing similar sentiments.
- CodeGlitch 5y ago
  Thanks for the response. > Because unoriginal political flamebait is off-topic for this site. From the site guidelines: Whilst I agree with you here, when the topic occurs within a tech company I think it is relevant. Basically it's very difficult to separate the tech from the politics in the current climate. > A very common sentiment I see around here and elsewhere is imagining some secret, organized sjw cabal When employees and students are being asked to complete "check your thinking" training, it's hard not to think there's a organised cabal pulling all the strings :)
  - pbak 5y ago
    It's called a very well funded political lobby (see Mackenzie Bezos billion dollar donations), not a cabal.

russelldjimmy 5y ago

Hah! Your comment mirrors exactly how I feel but could not put into words.