>For example, during COVID, many of the discussions were IMHO cesspools of misinformation with incredibly angry takes. Health, law, relationships. Those are pr

>For example, during COVID, many of the discussions were IMHO cesspools of misinformation with incredibly angry takes. Health, law, relationships. Those are pretty much my main exceptions to stuff I can justify culling misinformation from. It's very specific, personal (or region-based', and bad advice can cost lives. No physical life is worth upholding some free speech on the internet. This meanwhile is simply a mix of news and opinion. It's not harming anyone and HN never really gets "full on the front page". The algorithm does tailor to variety and the moderation strives to make sure duplicate stories are merged. >but when you're faced with what looks to be a descent into authoritarianism, is there really anything left to discuss? I'm not sure. Yes. It's more important to discuss than ever. You need to talk about organizing and rebelling. About how to use the system against itself. How to find allies. Keeping people ignorant and isolated is how you get hat regime to begin with. I wouldn't have thought myself that calling my reps works without the right forums. I wouldn't know when and where protests in my area are. HN wants to say it's a community, but times like this reminds me we're more of some amourphous Meetup, mostly a revolving door of people who come in anf out with this pressure to talk about specific topics. But never make any deep connections. We need community more than ever.