Tell HN: Political Detox Week – No politics on HN for one week
When &quot;politics&quot; is treated as &quot;things that affect other people that we opine about&quot;, this decision makes sense.<p>But this decision is the epitome of privilege. To enter a space thinking &quot;I&#x27;m not going to think about politics&quot; is to be someone whose sheer existence in that space isn&#x27;t a political statement in and of itself. And for many, such a space is &quot;The United States&quot;, &quot;The Tech Community&quot;, &quot;HN&quot;, or whatnot.<p>Saying &quot;We&#x27;re going to forget y&#x27;all for a week&quot; is... just... fucking... terrible. And whoever conceived of it should be fired on the spot.