> someone posts something concerning on hn about cultural issues or govt or tech censorship

Autists on HN: "I m highly interested in some stupid unrelated thing that brings no light to the main topic which is big tech censorship or biased moderation, but diverts attention of the users ultimately producing no valueable exchange of ideas."

It s not just you btw. There are many users that do exactly that on any hot topic on hn, starting entire threads that span dozen of comments on irrelevant things. Not sure if it s a cope, or a "bury your head in the sand" psychological thing, or just a trait of being in tech.