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Politics has grown (far?) more volatile over the life of HN, as it’s a contact sport now. Thus, anything leaking into the feed reflects the environment. Also,
by jleyank 5y ago
Politics has grown (far?) more volatile over the life of HN, as it’s a contact sport now. Thus, anything leaking into the feed reflects the environment. Also, as the audience has exploded, a tech forum —> social media shift has occurred.
- brodouevencode 5y agoPolitics is downstream of culture. It's socially acceptable to always talk about politics within certain groups. I've personally found that with some friends this is the only thing they ever talk about.