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Re:Ask HN: Can HN ban new accounts? or charge money? by rerdavies on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @10:15AM (#47948789)
I get it. Every social medium has mobs, even HN. There are still subjects that I would like to respond to on HN, but do not, because doing so will incur merciless downvoting by a vocal minority.

The AI techno-luddite crowd is an example that comes to mind.

For the meantime, I use forbearance. But it is a shame that one cannot steer conversations in interesting directions because of the tyranny (such as it is) of the few . I rather like the idea of a sacrificial account, to be honest.

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Re:Ask HN: Can HN ban new accounts? or charge money? by pixel_popping on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @10:40AM (#47949107)
On Reddit, you just can't participate with different ideology with your main account, you'll literally get banned of subreddits for the SOLE reason of joining other subreddits, this is a direct proof of the necessity of multiple accounts (and anonymity).
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