Alabama legislature advances bills that would outlaw trans medical care

Re:Alabama legislature advances bills that would outlaw tran... by smt88 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:16AM (#26632921)

I think this is an important issue, but I'm flagging it because it doesn't seem like a fit for HN. Most of the site is currently dominated by culture-war articles, and this unfortunately has never been a venue that generates interesting discussions about those topics.

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Re:Alabama legislature advances bills that would outlaw tran... by ryandvm on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:03AM (#26633603)

Jesus, if we can't hope to have meaningful discussion on a topic, who can?

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Re:Alabama legislature advances bills that would outlaw tran... by smt88 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @08:07AM (#26633629)

I think that on technical issues, HN has great discussions that far exceed any other place.

On social issues, threads tend to get brigaded, people talk past each other, and generally nothing new/constructive is added.

I think this site specifically attracts people who are not deeply knowledgeable about (or interested in) the nuances of social issues, and the consequence is that the discussions are poor.

I don't think that's a bad thing. You can have great, substantive discussions elsewhere. It would be nice (and consistent with HN guidelines) to have a place that isn't an incessant culture war.

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Re:Alabama legislature advances bills that would outlaw tran... by anthony_d on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @09:49AM (#26634578)

I completely fail to see this mindset. What is it that makes people with tech related jobs feel like they're superior to others?

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