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Maybe there's a need for a second front page, for off topic discussions. I like to read HNers's perspective on non tech matters. But it's valuable because HNers
by stackbutterflow 5y ago
Maybe there's a need for a second front page, for off topic discussions. I like to read HNers's perspective on non tech matters. But it's valuable because HNers are mostly tech oriented people. If they weren't it'd be just like another reddit. So I'd like for this site to remain heavily tech focused and at the same time I enjoy reading more political discussions. I don't know if the two can coexist.
- version_five 5y agoDespite a lot of bad stuff, HN does comparatively good job of allowing free thought without descending into some kind of ideological or troll cesspool like most "free speech" oriented forums. It's definitely not perfect but at least contrarian opinions exist alongside regurgitated mainstream stuff, vs say reddit (with which I have little familiarity, so maybe there are niche subreddits but I see lots of places that basically say you can't post anything that doesn't conform to groupthink) or big tech that just censors things that go against their agenda. HN is much more balanced, if still imperfect.