[peglasaurus]

I'd be someone who would have responded to the first HN comment about his workplace as "its a toxic environment, pack your parachute and get out."

I think life is too short to waste it sharing with toxic people. You are just withholding it from the good people. Tolerating political nonsense is a particular kind of fun or challenge for awhile but its really just an opportunity cost in the long term. Be clear about what you see as the benefit when doing so.

This doesn't mean you run from adversity but it does mean you evaluate adversity knowing that it still needs an actual benefit that exceeds its very real cost.