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Not sure about penalising algorithms but I make sure to flag pointless social war mongering posts.

• pron 12y ago
  Right, because it's the posts that incite social wars rather than the real events they discuss. This is how it happens: 1. Something bad happens due to what we can call "SV culture", at least bad for some people. 2. A brave soul writes about the injustice, and posts the story (or someone else does) to HN. 3. The story is promptly flagged because the discussion of the injustice is "pointless social war mongering". 4. Order is restored. 5. Another brave soul writes about how HN reflects the SV social hegemony by ignoring important issues. 6. That story is promptly flagged.
  • imaginenore 12y ago
    So much butthurt. This is Hacker News, not Tumblr. Social justice idiots try to inject their nonsense into every culture, and I would prefer this community to stay on the technology.
    • pron 12y ago
      What's technology for? Technology isn't neutral (like science can be). It is either to advance social justice or to obtain or maintain power. I think you're not particularly powerful, so I can only assume you're so laser-focused on technology, so religiously fanatical about it, because, how did you put it? Well, because you're a "social justice idiot".
      • imaginenore 12y ago
        You seem to have a mental disorder when everything seems to be revolving about the issues you like, and so you are unhappy when they aren't covered by site X you visit. Most of us like technology because it's interesting, not because it gives us some magical power. It's infinitely more interesting than whining about the abuse of virtual characters in games and other such idiocy.
        • dang 12y ago
          > You seem to have a mental disorder Personal attacks are not allowed on Hacker News.
          • imaginenore 12y ago
            Aren't you a mod here? You should ban me, or whatever the proper punishment is.
            • YuriNiyazov 12y ago
              Rest assured that you will be banned eventually if you continue like that, but the proper first step is to tell someone what they are doing wrong, rather than ban them outright.
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