Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to quit academic society

Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by rhaksw on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:12AM (#33055611)

So, I like the voting system on social media because it surfaces good comments.

But I don't like when the vote ranks stifle good retorts, which is what has now happened here. Logged out users won't see this entire thread of replies because the comment to which you are replying is marked "dead".

What's the solution?

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by jdlshore on Sunday October 02, 2022 @01:07PM (#33057884)

If you have sufficient HN karma, you can click the time stamp and then the “vouch” link. It will bring the comment back from the dead.

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Re:Mandated diversity statement drives Jonathan Haidt to qui... by rhaksw on Sunday October 02, 2022 @04:53PM (#33060156)

Thanks, I did so in this case, though in general I'm wary of that button. The system could count against me if I "vouch" for something that people later downvote. We don't knowfor sure what happens because they don't tell us how it works.

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