That's not a novel phrase, and it's also at least partially a peace treaty betwe... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		antepodius on Jan 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How do we stop the polarization/toxicicity... That's not a novel phrase, and it's also at least partially a peace treaty between worldviews with fundamental differences.

iso1631 on Feb 1, 2020 [–]

And if it's an opinion on things like "should it be legal to have sex before marriage" or whatever that's fine

The problem comes when you have 5 civil engineers saying a bridge is not safe, and 50 random members of the public saying it's safe. If we treat those opinions as equal, we end up with a bridge collapsing.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact