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Uh, yeah?

Why do you think Hacker News exists as a space to have reasonable, we’ll-intentioned discussion? I’ll answer for you: moderation.

Without moderation, all anonymous public discussion forums devolve into cesspools. By and large, reasonable people don’t want to participate in these places. Twitter certainly isn’t the best place for meaningful discourse right now, but without moderation it can certainly be a hell of a lot worse.

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This place like all reddit clones is an echo chamber. I have to carefully manage my unpopular opinions lest I sink into shadow ban territory. Which has happened before and I had to request an unban from a mod. In fact, by writing this reasonable and calm opinion (even if you disagree with the opinion), I expect many many downvotes.

Which unpopular opinions do you believe you were shadowbanned for?

I want to make clear that I don't believe I was banned by a mod. I received enough downvotes that I was shadow banned by the automated system.

This so much.

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