For the simple reason that US culture/politics/news etc. can be so tempting to delve into needlessly as a non-usasian (and it rises to the top so consistently because of userbase), when it often doesn't have any impact on my life outside of boards such as these, I'd appreciate the ability to hide such distracting content from time to time.
Not a blanket filter, just a "yeah that sounds interesting/topical but I'd rather hide the noise (as it relates to me) on this one".
Anything politics/news related is generally considered Off-Topic by the community guidelines http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and people are encouraged not to up-vote them, and I think you are generally ok to flag these items as well if you believe they don't contribute to the "hacker" nature of the site.
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For the simple reason that US culture/politics/news etc. can be so tempting to delve into needlessly as a non-usasian (and it rises to the top so consistently because of userbase), when it often doesn't have any impact on my life outside of boards such as these, I'd appreciate the ability to hide such distracting content from time to time.
Not a blanket filter, just a "yeah that sounds interesting/topical but I'd rather hide the noise (as it relates to me) on this one".
Anything politics/news related is generally considered Off-Topic by the community guidelines http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and people are encouraged not to up-vote them, and I think you are generally ok to flag these items as well if you believe they don't contribute to the "hacker" nature of the site.