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>>apsec1+(OP)
>Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. That destroys the curiosity this site exists for.

I don't understand how those two sentences are related. I've never heard a political or ideological battle explained as being "curiosity destroying".

>>x86_64+V2
A "political or ideological battle" may not directly destroy curiosity in an ideal world. However, too many people have their politics define who they are and become defensive when challenged.

This can (and frequently does) lead to flame wars and useless discussions, which are directly curiosity destroying. HN is better than most forums at keeping this in check, but that's at least partially because when these discussions get out of hand they get shut down.