I think I’m done with HN
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#2On some of those peak days of BLM protests, I came on here and it was like the whole thing wasn't happening. It did seem strange.
If nothing else people here should stop pretending they're above the zeitgeist. How many others remember the slashdot threads on 9/11, for example? This is a big defining moment in our times worth more conscious observance. Tech cares too.
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#3"And I think I’m done with it" and posts on HN. This topic was discussed to death - right now the story right under this is another tech company yielding to the speech police mob by doing another master branch rename. This topic has suffocated anything of relevance in the last weeks.
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#4There's been about a thread a day about BLM. There's been one thread, one day about Scott Alexander.
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#5That's the unfortunate reality of the tech community and really privilege itself. It's uncomfortable to acknowledge the misfortunes of others. It's a sad norm of American culture, especially when it pertains to black people.
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#6There are plenty of appropriate places to talk about BLM and other world events. Just because the community here may not be focused on it doesn't make it a bad community. Frankly, when sociological discussions show up here it's kind of awkward.
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#7"And I think I’m done with it" and posts on HN. This topic was discussed to death - right now the story right under this is another tech company yielding to the speech police mob by doing another master branch rename. This topic has suffocated anything of relevance in the last weeks.
> anything of relevance
What about this discussion is not relevant? I remember HN getting over COVID about a month ago too.
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#9As a younger person, I agree, it is very disappointing. I would've guessed YC more prescient than to not realize there are tectonic cultural shifts heavily worth deep discussion happening.
I've noticed that sometimes, when people rise through ranks or otherwise mature in the world of business, they become disconnected from regular humanity and forget that emotions are real signals.
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#10On some of those peak days of BLM protests, I came on here and it was like the whole thing wasn't happening. It did seem strange. If nothing else people here should stop pretending they're above the zeitgeist. How many others remember the slashdot threads on 9/11, for example? This is a big defining moment in our times worth more conscious observance. Tech cares too.
I noticed the silence of HN too. Was looking for some level headed discussions on the topic. Then what I recalled was around March onset of shutdown, HN was posting some things about funding startups in the space (being part of the covid solution). I was expecting to see something similar for startups that could improve race relations in some way, was interested in how technology/startups could be a part of the solution. chirp chirp