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> If you think it's toxic, the solution is not to complain about it in the hopes that HN will change to better fit your model of non-toxicity, the solution is t
by balfirevic 5y ago
> If you think it's toxic, the solution is not to complain about it in the hopes that HN will change to better fit your model of non-toxicity, the solution is to stop spending multiple hours of your life every single day using it.
It might still be helpful to complain if it causes some people to rethink how much time they spend on, what they're getting out of it, and possibly reduce that time (if they come to the same conclusion as the author).
- lisper 5y ago/u/xdennis has an excellent analogy in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30351065 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30351065 Complaining about HN's toxicity when you're spending multiple hours on it every day is like an alcoholic complaining about the fact that it's easy to buy liquor. It's not an entirely invalid complaint, but the problem is that it's not actionable because prohibition doesn't work. The only viable solution for the addict is to find a way to stop drinking.