Comment by benchly
3 days ago
I should have specified that I worked LP in the early 2000's but I doubt much has changed, since bigotry and racism do not seem to ever go away, especially when it's woven into the fabric of an institution.
Lasted a mere 6 months at that job before I decided I could no longer turn a blind eye, since by then it had become clear to me that the problem was not isolated to just a few LP associates.
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As an aside, this is not the first time I've seen a discussion (mine and your comments) about racism downvoted on HN. It makes me question the crowd I'm attempting to mingle with, here.
I get that the site is primarily concerned interesting tech-related things, but if anyone thinks that we can just avoid politics, social and economic issues that tend to surround those things once in awhile, they're delusional.
It’s a trope and easy to say but I do find the voting system in HN to have gone downhill over the years. It’s very similar to other social media sites. People are polarized about everything, if you have a different opinion, downvoted, if you have a response that might be factual but one of the professional posters here does not like it or you, downvoted.
I will make a benign question and it will instantly get downvoted which to me is against the spirit of HN.
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i noticed the same, my comment was at 0 votes for a moment and yours was even greyed out. also can confirm that it's not the first time i see a discussion talking about social justice which gets downvoted.
> if anyone thinks that we can just avoid politics
some people still don't understand that everything is political. if you think something isn't, then you're just not in the part of the population which is negatively affected by it. it being whatever.
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