Getting upset over a term like "the hivemind" is exactly the kind of thing that turns off true rational debaters, and sets you on the path to a self-reinforcing

Getting upset over a term like "the hivemind" is exactly the kind of thing that turns off true rational debaters, and sets you on the path to a self-reinforcing validation box. Uncomfortable truths will always be unpleasant. Spot on criticism will always make people feel stupid. You cannot be nice and be right all the time. Furthermore, experience has shown that there are in fact a bunch of topics that are anathema here, which may not be debated, not even with correct citations and rational arguments. Hint: it's pretty much the entire "women in tech" debate. It's apparently forbidden to do anything but "listen and believe". Good bye HN, I always thought this place would be astroturfed into oblivion, but instead, it's the feels crowd who killed it.