[thejazzman]

i understand you and many others might not feel it, but it can have a very severe emotional impact on someone. it's especially undesirable when you're taking a break and browsing something you find joy in, like hackernews.

i've abandoned a lot of websites just to avoid being reminded/thinking about this reality. and yes, i know that my behavior is going to be a growing problem that enables the problems. it sucks. but no one else is gonna protect my mental health. therefore........ i dislike politics on HN.

[MrGinkgo]

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.

[hypeatei]

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.

[6510]

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.

[pixxel]

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

[thejazzman]

you're attacking me when all i did was articulate why someone might not enjoy the content.

post all the trash on social media you want, won't bother me one way or another other than that i wouldn't engage with you.