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Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity filling the web? (❄️ Score: 106+ in 2 days)
Link: https://readhacker.news/c/4giaW
Hey HN, I've noticed a huge uptick in the toxicity online in the last 5-7 years. Before, around 2010-2012, people who disagreed would usually leave it at that and walk away respectfully. Now, it seems like everyone treats everything as an argument or debate to be won at all costs. Even niche sites like HN are not immune.
So how do we fix this? I've heard some talk that upvote systems and algorithms might be at fault. Do we ditch them and go back to a literal timeline? Or is this more of a social problem that code can't solve? Let's hear some input on this, because I can't shake the feeling that tech isn't totally innocent in this mayhem.
Link: https://readhacker.news/c/4giaW
Hey HN, I've noticed a huge uptick in the toxicity online in the last 5-7 years. Before, around 2010-2012, people who disagreed would usually leave it at that and walk away respectfully. Now, it seems like everyone treats everything as an argument or debate to be won at all costs. Even niche sites like HN are not immune.
So how do we fix this? I've heard some talk that upvote systems and algorithms might be at fault. Do we ditch them and go back to a literal timeline? Or is this more of a social problem that code can't solve? Let's hear some input on this, because I can't shake the feeling that tech isn't totally innocent in this mayhem.
Another plague, this year is sure interesting so far.
“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/4gsLm
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/4gsLm
“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis
Link: https://readhacker.news/s/4gsLm
Comments: https://readhacker.news/c/4gsLm
Scientific American
“Unprecedented” Locust Invasion Approaches Full-Blown Crisis
The spreading swarms, triggered by cyclone rains, threaten crops in East Africa
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It's just the flu guys
It's just a weaker SARS
It's not gonna cause disruption
It's not gonna cause a global recession
>YOU ARE HERE<
It's not gonna infect the Pope
It's not gonna cause EU borders to close
It's not gonna kill Jinping
It's not gonna cause governments to collapse
It's not gonna kill a billion people
WE'RE ALL FINE
It's just a weaker SARS
It's not gonna cause disruption
It's not gonna cause a global recession
>YOU ARE HERE<
It's not gonna infect the Pope
It's not gonna cause EU borders to close
It's not gonna kill Jinping
It's not gonna cause governments to collapse
It's not gonna kill a billion people
WE'RE ALL FINE
Well, silver lining, it's now extra defensible to wear a face mask in public.