On the other hand: >anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. That casts a wide net, and something that a segment of HN would find intellectually

On the other hand: >anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. That casts a wide net, and something that a segment of HN would find intellectually gratifying and produce good conversation shouldn't be avoided just because traditional media happened to stumble on it too. I try to keep in mind the "probably" modifier, and that other people may be gratified by different content. Generally speaking I only flag clickbait or things that are divisively partisan and probably won't produce any actual conversation. Then on things like politics... Well, just consider this headline currently on the front page: "Crypto, the Left & Technofeudalism" Crypto is a massive bit of emerging technology, but it is virtually impossible to separate it from some of the politics and social values involvde. It's pretty much baked to the motivations behind many proponents as well as the people directly working on the tech.