Generally only for technical things. Over the last few years, HN has grown a significant population of social extremists that make minefields out of a lot of ot

Generally only for technical things. Over the last few years, HN has grown a significant population of social extremists that make minefields out of a lot of other discussions. Even on entrepreneurial articles, this can get out of hand. These days I just avoid all of those comment threads unless it's a technical article. Life is less stressful this way.