I think this is somewhat by design on culture war topics (which anything covid definitely is). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.yc

I think this is somewhat by design on culture war topics (which anything covid definitely is). https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. > Eschew flamebait. [Which is essentially impossible on this topic if one is to disagree.] > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. This is offset by other guidelines, although it seems that erring on the side of harmony & homogeneity is preferred (which if the goal is entertainment, is probably right: HN is a site for intellectual curiosity, not epistemology): > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. > Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. > A good critical comment teaches us something. > It tramples curiosity. [Implying curiosity is good/acceptable.]