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HN is not a political forum. I get that we like to talk politics here, and that's all well and good. But having someone make a brand new account to make a polit
by javert 5y ago
HN is not a political forum. I get that we like to talk politics here, and that's all well and good. But having someone make a brand new account to make a political opinion post that has little to no intellectual content seems like it should be unwelcome.
- hyperbovine 5y agoWell, cast a downvote then.
- zenexer 5y agoGiven that many people are likely putting their jobs on the line by voicing support for unions, it’s unfair to forbid new accounts from taking place in these discussions.
- javert 5y agoI don't think the conclusion you reach follows from the premises. There is unfairness in the world. That does not mean that HN is obligated to be a soapbox for all unfairness. Anyway, comments on HN should be intellectually substantive. That one was not. Yes, we should discuss this on HN. No, we should not have brand new accounts posting cheap opinion comments that are devoid of intellectual content.
- zenexer 5y agoNot every comment needs to be intellectually substantive. It's okay to be human and express some excitement now and then.
- javert 5y agoThe problem is that political comments lead to unpleasant flame wars. Sure, people can express excitement. I didn't speak against that. You're doing a bait and switch by presenting it that way. Expressing excitement is very different than starting a political flame war. Instead of having new accounts post empty pro-union comments and the anti-union people having to argue against them, it's better if we just not talking about that---unless it's an intellectually substantive conversation, in which case it's fine. That's all I'm asking---I know it's too much for you to give.
- judge2020 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108404 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108404 > Why don't we have some politics but discuss it in thoughtful ways? Well, that's exactly what the HN guidelines call for, but it's insufficient to stop people from flaming each other when political conflicts activate the primitive brain. Under such conditions, we become tribal creatures, not intellectually curious ones. We can't be both at the same time. > A community like HN deteriorates when new developments dilute or poison what it originally stood for. We don't want that to happen, so let's all get clear on what this site is for. What Hacker News is: a place for stories that gratify intellectual curiosity and civil, substantive comments. What it is not: a political, ideological, national, racial, or religious battlefield.
- javert 5y agoSeems like you are agreeing with me?