This specific political topic is on the top of everyone's mind. If the US president was assassinated, would you say the same? If your child was killed for political reasons, would you continue your blissful mornings aloof?
This specific political topic is absolutely not the top of everyone's mind. The number of people on HN that this tangibly affects is frankly miniscule.
Most of HN is American. It's on the other side of the world. It has about as much actual effect on the typical American as the just as bad events currently unfolding in Sudan.
The “hide” feature works really well for me in respect of the feelings you are expressing. It’s like the zapper tool in uBlock origin (a browser plugin that lets you delete DOM elements with a single click.)
Clicking hide and seeing something disappear forever is actively cathartic. I don’t do it often but it’s very helpful when I do. Give a try?
I'd find this is one of the safer and more civil places to discuss these kind of topics.
And I feel like less than 1% of front page topics are political, and you're certainly not obliged to open them... yet somehow this made it "goodbye" for you?
Exceptionally smart people are found on HN, and topics like these transcend technology enough to demand input from brighter minds. Go to lobste.rs if you want news only affecting the "Essential" tech world.
like you i largely came to hn to enjoy an intellectual conversational space away from the sensational political garbage of mainstream media. whatever you think of this submission that is still largely true: we are here, there is openness alongside thoughtful moderation in the comments. that said, this report speaks to my humanity, it should speak to anyone's humanity. if true, it's generationally profound. if intelligence is worth anything, its the possibility that we can change this course of history for the better, and that it's not something left as lesson in textbooks for our grandchildren
mslm|5 months ago
margalabargala|5 months ago
Most of HN is American. It's on the other side of the world. It has about as much actual effect on the typical American as the just as bad events currently unfolding in Sudan.
gorgoiler|5 months ago
Clicking hide and seeing something disappear forever is actively cathartic. I don’t do it often but it’s very helpful when I do. Give a try?
fblp|5 months ago
And I feel like less than 1% of front page topics are political, and you're certainly not obliged to open them... yet somehow this made it "goodbye" for you?
HaZeust|5 months ago
Best of luck.
jesterson|5 months ago
How come factual genocide is "political news"?
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