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toomuchtodoyesterday at 8:15 PM1 replyview on HN

I respect the bubble here for what it is. You've found your people, I hope it helps. I am a polite guest in this tribe's town square.

Edit: I am not asking for anyone to be overly critical of those I mention. Facts and evidence are objective, feelings are subjective.

Find Your People - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074017 - May 2025 (283 comments)


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Karrot_Kreamyesterday at 8:42 PM

FWIW I think you spend too long on this site. I'm not trying to be mean but I see you much too often here having strong opinions thinly sourced and think that perhaps your time would be better spent elsewhere. I, too, spend more time than is healthy for myself on this site but think I spend a fraction of what you do.

I realize we've both been in this community for a long time but I think one of the things I find about participating in Reddit and HN communities over time is that, I stop both being able to separate the truth of a matter from the argument itself and I stop being able to conceptualize the people in the thread as people and not mouthpieces for argument. There's a special toxicity that arises on these sites, where the argument becomes the main issue at hand and I see a conversation as a large conflict between world views. I may be projecting my own feelings here, but think it's worth contemplating these hot button issues elsewhere and responding in a lower temperature forum more conducive to actual discourse.

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