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Yep, many years ago NPR was quite eclectic and a great way to satisfy my curiosity on weekends as a kid or later at my factory job. Incidentally, it now occurs

Yep, many years ago NPR was quite eclectic and a great way to satisfy my curiosity on weekends as a kid or later at my factory job. Incidentally, it now occurs to me that HN is basically my current replacement. Even if I have zero interest in a linked topic, I’ll often find a comment or discussion that’s enlightening and furthers my perspective of something in a meaningful and positive way.

kulahan 3y ago
I treasure this site and the insightful comments I read. It’s one of the last places I’ve found on the internet where someone can bring up a controversial topic and get legitimate responses.
- ryanisnan 3y ago
  This is an under appreciated statement. Pre-Elon takeover of Twitter, I tried for months to engage in legitimate, argumentative yet constructive conversations. I was met time and time again with reductive, inflammatory, and disingenuous responses. And this was in the infosec community, one that for years was one of, in my opinion, last places on Twitter for that kind of discourse. I quit shortly after.
  - cvwright 3y ago
    This might be the first time I’ve heard someone refer to infosec Twitter in a positive light. They were always inflammatory and belligerent and spiteful. The same crowd has now migrated to ActivityPub. You can find them there still acting the same way today.
- megous 3y ago
  Only about computer technology. Other topics here are undistinguashable from the rest of the general Internet.
  - disgruntledphd2 3y ago
    I dunno, certainly there's much more a norm of politeness here, along with decent moderation. To contrast, the FT used to have good comments (and still does on really obscure topics) but overall they've gone massively downhill because of the lack of decent norms around thoughtful conversation.
- GolberThorce 3y ago
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  - thanksgiving 3y ago
    Please flag obvious spam and ragebait. Even if you're a spammer or rage baiter yourself, you will benefit from the site getting rid of other spam and rage bait.
    - tangentstorm 3y ago
      You have unlocked: Irony!!
- zarathustreal 3y ago
  While I do agree to some extent, and I’m grateful for what we have here, I think it’s important to call out that we are largely moderated by the community (flagging, downvoting) and still relatively conservative about what is able to be discussed. Pretty much any controversial concept related to anything going on in USA politics is going to get shut down.
  - shiroiushi 3y ago
    >Pretty much any controversial concept related to anything going on in USA politics is going to get shut down. Good! USA politics are so ridiculous and toxic, it's better to have a place that's free of all that garbage. However, I don't agree that these discussions get "shut down": I see Americans posting their libertarian, gun-fetish stuff here all the time.

kulahan 3y ago

I treasure this site and the insightful comments I read. It’s one of the last places I’ve found on the internet where someone can bring up a controversial topic and get legitimate responses.

ryanisnan 3y ago
This is an under appreciated statement. Pre-Elon takeover of Twitter, I tried for months to engage in legitimate, argumentative yet constructive conversations. I was met time and time again with reductive, inflammatory, and disingenuous responses. And this was in the infosec community, one that for years was one of, in my opinion, last places on Twitter for that kind of discourse. I quit shortly after.
- cvwright 3y ago
  This might be the first time I’ve heard someone refer to infosec Twitter in a positive light. They were always inflammatory and belligerent and spiteful. The same crowd has now migrated to ActivityPub. You can find them there still acting the same way today.
megous 3y ago
Only about computer technology. Other topics here are undistinguashable from the rest of the general Internet.
- disgruntledphd2 3y ago
  I dunno, certainly there's much more a norm of politeness here, along with decent moderation. To contrast, the FT used to have good comments (and still does on really obscure topics) but overall they've gone massively downhill because of the lack of decent norms around thoughtful conversation.
GolberThorce 3y ago
[flagged]
- thanksgiving 3y ago
  Please flag obvious spam and ragebait. Even if you're a spammer or rage baiter yourself, you will benefit from the site getting rid of other spam and rage bait.
  - tangentstorm 3y ago
    You have unlocked: Irony!!
zarathustreal 3y ago
While I do agree to some extent, and I’m grateful for what we have here, I think it’s important to call out that we are largely moderated by the community (flagging, downvoting) and still relatively conservative about what is able to be discussed. Pretty much any controversial concept related to anything going on in USA politics is going to get shut down.
- shiroiushi 3y ago
  >Pretty much any controversial concept related to anything going on in USA politics is going to get shut down. Good! USA politics are so ridiculous and toxic, it's better to have a place that's free of all that garbage. However, I don't agree that these discussions get "shut down": I see Americans posting their libertarian, gun-fetish stuff here all the time.