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As a typical HN user, I don’t think your assessment of HN is fair. I don’t see one negative or flagged response to this post. I see someone thankful for a viewp
by pfarrell 5y ago
As a typical HN user, I don’t think your assessment of HN is fair. I don’t see one negative or flagged response to this post. I see someone thankful for a viewpoint out of their experience. I see a reasonably productive argument over echo chambers. IMHO, this is one of the few communities I visit because it doesn’t have the qualities you mention. I’m not saying everyone here is enlightened on every topic, but I believe there is a strong lean towards curiosity, open mindedness, and civil debates.
The reply is only two+ hours old. I’ll check here later today for more data.
- sascha_sl 5y agoUsually comments where I do disclose I'm trans (it's also on my profile, but nobody checks) end up in the slightly positive upvote range. Right now, for instance, it is at +2. I've noticed that sometimes it even depends on the specific time of day I post, I've had comments that weren't incendinary at all sent to [dead] pretty fast a few times. It does make HN pretty atypically balanced for an online community, though of course the low bar anti intellectual engagement (there's a [dead] "cuck" comment here, for instance) always exists, followed by people who are too tethered to their own experience to consider others situation and reflexively disapprove of everything that looks "social justice".