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by nvch 104 days ago
A long time ago, there were discussion boards, and there was a section "off-topic" on those boards.
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> ‘"off-topic" on those boards.’

True. Segregated in such a way that you can ignore it as you so choose by just not reading anything in that space.

At HN we have more interactive mechanisms, vote and flag.

On the one hand I appreciate the objections of people who wish political discourse was not present in this space.

And on the other hand, I like to see what percolates through this sieve.

Same with books, entertainments, specialties of engineering and science, and, sadly, the extreme actions of the present US government overturning the table and sending everyone running for cover.