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I'll admit that I'm in a privileged position so maybe this stuff just goes over my head, but I've been fairly active on Hacker News for around 8.5 years, and I
by tombert 3y ago
I'll admit that I'm in a privileged position so maybe this stuff just goes over my head, but I've been fairly active on Hacker News for around 8.5 years, and I feel like HN is among the least toxic forums on the internet. Occasionally you get some alt-right moron, but usually they get downvoted [1], and I've never really seen them get any traction. I did have some suspicions about Russian troll farms [2], so I guess I understand the worries.
I've seen plenty of idiots on here, but it's rare that I see anything terribly toxic on HN.
At this point, I think LinkedIn is by far the most toxic place I have to look at now.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38906469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38906469
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30086865 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30086865
- Aloha 3y agoYour experience mirrors my own, while yes some minority of the user population are indeed shitheads, the majority appear to be thoughtful caring people. I can understand why you block HN, because of traffic flow, but not for content.
- jasoneckert 3y agoOP here - I wholeheartedly agree. As I mentioned in another comment further down, I was not aware of the redirect message before posting what I felt was a great blog post summarizing the recent advancements in Fedora Asahi Remix (my daily driver for software development and personal use).
- tombert 3y agoYep, totally understand; I actually read the post after I posted the comment on HN. While I might not agree with all their stances, there’s no doubt that there are some extremely talented people working on Asahi.