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0 pointspalijer2y ago0 comments

>After the murder, I had to read scores of comments like this[...]

>I had to read scores of tech bros [...]

Did you though? I can't recommend enough cutting out reading people's comments that you don't want to read. If other people's comments stress you out and make you angry, there are typically actions you can take to expose yourself less to them.

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ikiris2y ago

Yeah, ignoring the problem does a lot to make it go away for you.

It doesn't help to make it stop being a problem though. This is basically the definition of privilege.

dbfx2y ago

You're not solving anything by reading comments you dislike either, what's your point.

noobermin2y ago

The value of discussing things publicly like here is to change minds, to challenge consciousness. That is the value of the discussion.

yowzadave2y ago

It was obvious that commenters on HN were wilding out about this specific case—but even though the outpouring of rage about homelessness/Chesa Boudin/race/etc was clearly out of proportion with this single incident, it was useful to read people's thoughts. Just because people think differently than I do, doesn't make me less inclined to want to hear them or understand them. In this case, it was illuminating to see that there were so many people who were primed to perpetuate that narrative.

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