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but it's a terrible place for discussing important social issues Is an echo chamber really better, though? In this case Raganwald twisted someone's disagreeme
by corresation 13y ago
but it's a terrible place for discussing important social issues
Is an echo chamber really better, though?
In this case Raganwald twisted someone's disagreement with an idea into a purported attack on a person, inventing a victimhood that doesn't exist (finding an idea ridiculous isn't shaming an individual, and I would be humored to meet the delusional person who thinks they don't generate a constant stream of ridiculous ideas), which is a tactic of opinion suppression that is far too prevalent in gender discussions.
- __--__ 13y agoI think the question the parent is trying to raise is, is HN the right place for gender discussions in the first place? I have a dotjs script that filters out any political or social posts here because the conversations that occur are simply not constructive. That and the hate in those comments can be felt by anybody within a 10 foot radius who can see the expression on my face when I read them. I don't need that kind of poison derailing my day, so I stopped reading them. However you feel about the original topic, you have to ask yourself: are those comment threads helping or hurting the community here?