I know it supposedly doesn't work, but @dang : brigade flagging (and user-based unflagging/vouching of submissions) really needs to be looked at, in light of the current political reality.

There's a substantive article here, and a substantive discussion, and it's user shadow-banned off HN because someone didn't like the political tilt.

HN is going to start shedding exactly the sort of quality users that make it great if this isn't addressed at scale.

It is ridiculous, extremely so. It's also bizarre, disturbing, and honestly kind of demeaning. Not to mention dangerous, for the tech community and many more.

And it is very likely being condoned right from the top. Garry Tan is a big DOGE fan on Twitter, as is PG.

There's always https://news.ycombinator.com/active

It's embarrassing that to get to the content that technofascists don't want you to see, you need to visit a secret URL.

Let me offer my approval (over the argument, not necessarily about the conclusion). It is not just about assessing reality, but _there is_ a large and greatly important component of, simply, assessing reality!