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Why I’m quitting Hacker News

61 points edgefield | 1 comments | 04 Jun 23 18:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.255s | source

I just shared a post about the world’s oceans setting record temperatures for 80 continuous days. After the post achieved 130+ upvotes and the top spot within several hours, it was nuked. My experience is that every post on Hacker News addressing climate change is removed or downvoted to oblivion. I don’t want to be part of a community that turns away from probably the most important threat facing humanity in the 21st century. Goodbye and farewell!
1. 1letterunixname ◴[05 Jun 23 06:09 UTC] No.36192969[source]▶
Seems kind of like giving up in a dramatic way. I hope you find a more impactful forum for this important discussion.

The key danger of high ocean surface temperatures is more and stronger hurricanes. If temperatures continue climbing, the specter of needing more hurricane categories and the risk of a future hypercane is on the horizon.