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Re:Vox Media is cutting pay and furloughing 9% of employees by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 17, 2020 @06:01PM (#22903379)
Reading multiple sources is always a good idea, assuming you have the time.

But, can you really blame Vox for not enabling comments? There's a reason Hacker News attempts to minimize political discussions. Vox doesn't have that luxury given the focus of the site.

Less politics-focused Vox Media properties, like The Verge, do have a comments section that's quite active.

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Re:Vox Media is cutting pay and furloughing 9% of employees by kgantchev on Friday April 17, 2020 @06:12PM (#22903450)
Vox not allowing comments is certainly reinforcing their bubble. If you're in the political field, you better be ready for the political disagreements and the criticism.

However, I suspect Vox disabled the comment section not because it's hard to manage but because it breaks their narrative and it shows the volume of dissent.

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Re:Vox Media is cutting pay and furloughing 9% of employees by redisman on Friday April 17, 2020 @06:23PM (#22903526)
Have you ever looked at the comments section on a news website?
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