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I’ll venture a guess. Mainstream politics (in America at least) has become something of a spectator sport that leads to unproductive, irritating, and dysfunctio
by Slow_Hand 3y ago
I’ll venture a guess. Mainstream politics (in America at least) has become something of a spectator sport that leads to unproductive, irritating, and dysfunctionally polarizing behavior.
- roflyear 3y agoI don't think it'll get better by NOT talking about it.
- zogrodea 3y agoSure, polarisation may exist elsewhere, but does that mean we have to bring it here too by talking about it? (Because the users on HN are subject to the same tendencies as everyone else, and almost invariably the kind of conversations that polarise elsewhere will polarise people here too.)
- tptacek 3y agoIt is absolutely not part of HN's charter to make US politics (or the politics of any country!) better. That's a project worth undertaking, but there are better places for it.
- roflyear 3y agoIt isn't a part of HN's charter, but certainly the attitude "politics must be avoided" is not good.