Why has HN become so hostile to differing opinions?
it seems very hostile here nowadays. i took a hiatus for about 10 years and i come back to a hostile place? why?
I notice more political opinions and dog-whistle posts than before, reflecting the overall climate in the US and many other countries. If you engage with lots of random strangers online you will get pushback and the occasional weird or hostile response.
Also there's a lot more users now than there were 10 years ago; so despite the incredible community that it is, there's still been changes.
Lack of a common identity (and enemy) after the cold war + monetized outrage.
... nope. Not that satisfying. I think it's a tribal thing; moderation just gets one pissed on from both sides.
There's now a larger contingent of people who think free speech is a bad thing (the equivalent of violence), and that you can somehow convince people to agree with you by not allowing them to have a voice.
> sure, california is basically uninhabitable as it is, might as well leave the door open to make it official.
didn't deserve to be downvoted.
It’s a pathological impulse of a person that’s unwell.