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Comment by SketchySeaBeast | Hacker News Reader

I can't figure it out, is it people who believe this doesn't matter, people who are actively cheering this on, or people who think this won't lead to a good discussion? I can see the argument for the latter, it's ultimately not something the invokes interests as much as outrage, but I don't know how many people are doing it for that reason.

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My current theory is that it’s people in the throes of guilt, who voted for this, but can’t handle the daily reminder of the repercussions of their choices on the front page.

Political content is technically off topic and shouldn’t be submitted per guidelines, but this seemingly falls into new and interesting. Not that that justifies a flag though.

Yeah, I'd argue this is definitely "evidence of some interesting new phenomenon" in politics. Though I guess this isn't that new, not really.

All this doge stuff is about tech though?

A huge part of the problem is that this information is not "on the front page". Regular people never see it. Foxnews doesn't run these stories and local TV stations are all mostly owned by Sinclair Broadcast Grp. Only people seeking this news sees it.

This is how we live in different realities. These people don't feel guilt because they live in ignorance.

I feel guilty! Sitting in my office in Central Europe and flagging the relentless stream of repetitive, off topic content in my feed as it flies by. In so much pain, because I feel immense guilt when I see the constant whinging of those poor censored Americanos in need of a place to express their rage over their own political issues. I can barely handle it.

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