No, tech and politics are inextricably linked in this modern age. We might wistfully wish for the days when this wasn't the case, but this is our current reality.

Assuming in good faith that this is the first time you are exposed to this conversation (though my intuition strongly suggests it is not):

Anything that can be used to exercise power over another person is political, including (and increasingly so as our society progresses) technology.

See, it was a technology topic after all.

That's fair. I'm very used to bad faith users who participate in a lot of political threads but only post "why politics" in threads that make them uncomfortable.

Thanks for your perspective.

Use the hide topic not the reply button. There is a joke inthere about political affiliation but you didn't give me enough to work with.

On the one hand, I'm with you. I went from being incredibly uninformed about most current events to being incredibly anxious about EVERYTHING due to HN. I've since stepped away (in fact, this is my first time back in weeks, maybe, and I approached the feed very cautiously.) But, on the other hand, I come to HN for its intelligence. Compared to other similar sites, I've scarcely found another userbase that's as consistently sincere, nuanced, and intelligent as the users on here. So, while I agree that politics and related topics can be remarkably anxiety inducing at times, I value HN because I can see what I believe to be the best Laymen's thoughts on it, on a website which isn't nearly as profit-driven and exploitative as the alternatives.

Your weak mindedness shouldn’t affect what others learn/read. Go for walk, get a hobby offline etc.