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> Anonymity tends to lead to the most vile comments being made behind green alt accounts. This isn't 4chan, we don't want that here And publicity leads to bott
by Pet_Ant 3y ago
> Anonymity tends to lead to the most vile comments being made behind green alt accounts. This isn't 4chan, we don't want that here
And publicity leads to bottling up comments that go against the grain or might provoke controversy leading to groupthink. We don't want that here either.
- _xivi 3y ago> And publicity leads to bottling up comments that go against the grain or might provoke controversy leading to groupthink. That's much easier to moderate than anonymous vile comments. It may not be exactly a civil discussion but you're still learning something about these people and their views. I'm happy that there are websites with different cultures, so people can choose the best outlet to express their view instead of mudding the water here and turning it to flame wars or whatever.
- krapp 3y agoHacker News isn't a debate club, we're here to satisfy our collective intellectual curiosity about matters of interest, not "provoke controversy" or try to score imaginary points on political opponents. I've seen plenty of well thought out, thought provoking comments that criticize or contradict someone's point of view. No one has any reason to bottle that up. However, if your comment history is packed with midwit rants about "the woke" or "cultural marxism" or flagged racist tirades then it's in everyone's interest to have some warning before interacting with you.