> I love that we get these political discussions on hacker news, but I sometimes wish we as a community would spend as much time thinking about politics as we do thinking about programming and science.
I don't love it, because they retread the same arguments over and over, generate flame wars, and attract people who are more interested in politics than the niche arguments that are the bread and butter of this site.
Also, many of us do spend a lot of time thinking about politics, it's just that we don't feel the need to pollute HN with it.
Even if it's kind of watered down and crappy compared to what we would have liked to have seen. Still though, not bad for someone with no money and no connections to speak of.
Someplace like your facebook page is another good place to post one's political ramblings to, depending on one's friends...
I don't love it, because they retread the same arguments over and over, generate flame wars, and attract people who are more interested in politics than the niche arguments that are the bread and butter of this site.
Also, many of us do spend a lot of time thinking about politics, it's just that we don't feel the need to pollute HN with it.