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by shever73 1130 days ago
HN is on the more tolerable side of social for me. I kicked Instagram years ago, never had Facebook, hate the hustle mentality of LinkedIn, and deleted my Reddit account due to the constant bickering and flame wars.

I find the discourse on HN to be (usually) thought-provoking and largely respectful.
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ido 1130 days ago
Same here - HN is nice enough as long as you're willing to just not react to people who vehemently disagree with you about something.

As in: knock yourself out, I don't need to get into internet fights about why I think your opinion is ridiculous/oversimplified/ill-informed. If I get a whiff that the person is not going to be reacting productively I just don't reply.

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