[coldtea]

Ever heard of Poe's law?

If you've been long enough on internet forums, you'll see every inanity you can think of as "of course it's sarcasm" being presented sincerely.

Also, I've read too many posts/comments of the "the world has never been better" variety (usually citing Hans Rosling or some tech-bro favorite like Pinker), that sincerely push similar ideas of the state of the world in 2024.

[rvnx]

According to HN, San Francisco is a dreamland, and according to Reddit, it's full of crackheads and inequality.

It's really possible to not be exposed to war, crime, poverty, hunger if you are living in a closed tech-bubble (which is more likely on Hackernews).

I think about Googlers in Zurich for example, or a VP @ Apple, they can really be disconnected from the other parts of the world.