>The good ol' see no evil hear no evil approach to dealing with problems This is a somewhat curious and surprisingly uncharitable thing for a relatively heavy

>The good ol' see no evil hear no evil approach to dealing with problems This is a somewhat curious and surprisingly uncharitable thing for a relatively heavy and long standing HN user to write on, well HN. Right at the top of the submission guidelines, and relatively well followed, is >Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. That's not because none of that is important, it's because there are endless other places to learn about it and discuss it. Indeed, coverage and discussion of such things are more the rule than the exception in classic major media, which still has the most enormous reach. You don't have to do absolutely everything in one single place. It's the World Wide Web. Other fora are a click away. I think it's hard to argue that "everything forums" are generally better and focused ones generally worse. It's not wrong to want to have places to find the positive and wonderful stuff that isn't on the front page every single day. >They all pretty much universally want a place to bitch about current issues Who is "they"? You're creating a self-fulfilling prophecy here: if that is allowed to completely dominate, it'll drive away anyone who doesn't want that 24/7/365, and then all that are left are those who do. If HN suddenly just became a copy of major news front pages and comment sections, I suspect most of us would immediately move on. >not to maintain a positive image for tourists And this just seems like a pretty unpleasant dig. Any town let alone big city has all sorts of great stuff happening, interesting nooks and crannies, fun hobby groups looking for others to join, tips and tricks people have discovered to make living there more enjoyable, and on and on. Much of which can be hard to discover, even for those who have lived there a long time. Contrary to your assertion, it's not wrong even for locals to desire a place to find some of that even if it means keeping off a percentage of the generic endless political hot potatoes getting thrown back and forth. Why should a reddit (or any random web forum) suddenly be charged solely with "dealing with problems"?