Tell HN: Bye for Now

I have found that the content here is trending away from what originally attracted me. I find that there are more and more topics here that draw me into feeling like I need to argue a point. I'm not necessarily very good at that -- I'm a typical tech introvert, never took a debate class or felt drawn to politics -- but I'm finding my attention engaged in a way that I've decided is not useful and borders on unhealthy, especially in regards to the amount of time I've been spending here lately (more reading than commenting, generally, but spending time nonetheless).

A couple of example topics in this vein include climate change, universal income, government health care, wealth disparity, identity politics, etc. I guess in a nutshell, I see more clickbait topics. I try avoid that. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter or other social media. I don't read mainstream newspapers or watch television news. I don't like spending my time on stuff that tries to make me feel angry or outraged.

I get that the topics here are whatever the community wants them to be. I'm in no way trying to say that people shouldn't talk about what they find interesting and important to them. Why don't I just ignore those sorts of topics? That's a fair question, but I find it difficult to do. I guess it's become something of an addiction. So I'm going to stop. Cold turkey.

Just leaving this note here for posterity, in case anyone would be curious. Though I've been here for a while, I doubt anyone will notice my absence any more than a drop of water would be noticed missing from a river. I won't be reading or responding to comments.