I felt like this a few times - but was too afraid to ask at the risk of being down voted/banned. (I have been going through a bad patch mentally, so trying not

I felt like this a few times - but was too afraid to ask at the risk of being down voted/banned. (I have been going through a bad patch mentally, so trying not to get scathing remarks. If anyone feeling offended by my views, I apologize in advance) My sentiment echoes with that statement you made about HN evolving into what Reddit was once few years back. Let us hope we can always steer back to quality discussions & keep things on topic. Frankly, HN is my refuge from the polarized social media (and hopefully for several other fellow members)