[twochillin]

why was this flagged?

[rbanffy]

Having the word “Elon” seems to bring out the worst in us. I still believe we can have civil discussions about topics that might be considered taboo.

[dang]

You can cherry-pick any two data points like that to make any point you want, all equally unfounded, so the only thing a comment like this actually does is restate your existing preference.

Edit: or perhaps one could say restate-and-reinforce. I think that's (edit: well, might be) largely the function of adding snark and indignation to internet comments.

[AnimalMuppet]

[flagged]

[LastTrain]

Given who is involved this is as relevant as it gets here.

[computerthings]

> Some of us are sick of politics all over HN all the time.

That was never the situation.

> how many Musk stories do we need in one day? However many the number is, we're past it.

So the number is zero. Having one story for each major separate event is one story too many. This is still what it is. The longer the rationalizations for it get, the more sad it gets.

[johnnyanmac]

> Yeah, we know, tech is bleeding over into politics, but... how many Musk stories do we need in one day?

You should Ask Musk to cool down then. We didn't vote him in. We didn't ask him to break the law and compromise american security. We didn't grant him access to the US treasury. "We" voted this in. Those who didn't want this are 3 months too late.

And I see this excuse on every platform. I see a story I don't want to engage with... I just move on. Maybe you browse new, but I've never seen politics be "the dominant topic on HN".

[chairmansteve]

And yet..... almost all your recent are related to Musk...