Avoiding politics entirely might not be possible. Seemingly innocuous topics can be politicized or can contain political premises. From that point it becomes a

Avoiding politics entirely might not be possible. Seemingly innocuous topics can be politicized or can contain political premises. From that point it becomes a question of, "Does this topic contain premises which contradict the political biases of the dominant HN view?", not "Is this topic political?" That said, I would love to see less stuff rationalizing war, UBI, climate doom, covid biosecurity or any other fear promo in service of expanded governance. However, I do find the tech censorship theme interesting. As well as over the top propaganda when it reaches the point of self-parody. Agree with other posters. Please flag. Less CNN, NPR, The Guardian, The Atlantic and other outlets which are primarily sources of politicized news. Articles with counter points to their agenda are almost always flagged. Would be best if the flagging was more consistent. There's also the "hide" option. If it gets really bad you can always return to the text editor and get something accomplished.