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> Repeat after me: all technical problems of sufficient scope or impact are actually political problems first.

How does a "fat pointer in C" or "devops for ML" become political? I'm joking, but I think too many deliberately charged issues make it to the top. I popped over to slashdot for the first time in years and it has become a right-wing megaphone. It is very sad. I would prefer to not see HN go this way. (Mea culpa: I'm partially to blame for this because politics makes my blood boil... but it would be nice to just say 'no' at some point...)

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some_furry|5 years ago

> I popped over to slashdot for the first time in years and it has become a right-wing megaphone.

That's the trouble with faux neutrality and negative peace: It will be exploited by people who want their "side" to win. Given enough time and people with colluding self-interest, and an inflexible moderation policy, they will.

> It is very sad. I would prefer to not see HN go this way.

I agree, but there's not much we can do about it except flag flame-bait topics (i.e. anything that's purely political or religious and non-technical).