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Since I am apparently in the minority on this one here's my two cents. First, there's a finite amount of actual news here. When there's a new revelation, I wan
by fusiongyro 13y ago
Since I am apparently in the minority on this one here's my two cents.
First, there's a finite amount of actual news here. When there's a new revelation, I want to see it. "More NSA news" sounds to me like exactly what I don't want: every programmer's personal outrage, every major news outlet's take on the latest revelation, and so forth. I don't want to see every story's comments degenerate into NSA discussion. Having a story about the NSA on the front page in perpetuity puts it in the back of everyone's mind.
The level of discourse has, mostly, been high and valuable, but I worry that we're inviting in people who only want to talk about politics, and that's going to drive me and every other technically-minded person with limited energy away.
- petercooper 13y agoand that's going to drive me and every other technically-minded person with limited energy away. Too late I think, unfortunately. I'm pretty much here out of habit now (and was one of the earliest users so kinda feel attached) but I know so many friends and peers on Twitter who've basically jumped ship (or claim to have) because it's so often "US Politics News" around here nowadays.
- fusiongyro 13y agoUntil there's somewhere else to be I probably won't leave. I am trying to wait it out.
- ceol 13y agoConsider me one of those people. I used to be on here all the time, but now I've only been checking here maybe every few days. I'm tired of seeing "outrage tourists" (thanks tptacek) and frothing adolescent anger.