I will say that HN is becoming more of an echo chamber than I experienced even a few years ago. I downvote and upvote but I'm starting to feel sick of myself every time I do because the observed effect is that it largely makes people feel bad or radicalizes/entrenches the opposition.
Perhaps my most contrarian view I feel comfortable sharing is that I think almost any form of cancelation is a net negative for society: it sends the canceled group or individual underground where any extremist views are amplified more than they would resident to whatever platform canceled them.
I think we as humans don't realize how badly we're doing in the hyperconnected world. Our brains can't cope. No one is forced to sit in the same room with someone different so tolerance (actual tolerance, interpret that how you like) is in the gutter.
I think the only way we can really do this thing, survive and prosper in kindness, is by retreating to dramatically smaller communities with local networks. That's my dream.