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It is bad, but I'm hopeful that the pendulum may be swinging back to common sense and a tolerance of diverse (esp conservative) views.
by pmdulaney 5y ago
It is bad, but I'm hopeful that the pendulum may be swinging back to common sense and a tolerance of diverse (esp conservative) views.
- downrightmike 5y ago
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoYeah, I think you just proved the original point, about how HN is politically radicalizing...
- version_five 5y agoI think polarization also brings on more low-effort troll posts (there is the gp and there's another one basically the same but targeted at the left that I'd argue qualify here). When everyone is so on edge, it's easier (requires less thought) to provoke outrage, so you see more of this, as well as the expected outraged response (thankfully absent here)