Ask HN: Unpopular ideas that you believe in and why?
Sunday is a good day to challenge your assumptions. So I ask you unpopular ideas that you believe in and why do you believe them. HN is full of smart people,
I start...
I believe in the idea of secession. When the spectrum of beliefs becomes too wide, reaching a consensus can be impossible or established through force. A division of 80% versus 20% is fundamentally different from a close call like 52% versus 48%. In such cases, secession — whether literal or figurative — should be considered. It allows competing ideas to thrive independently, even if the "logistics" of a secession are scary. A classic example is the division of East and West Germany, though the scale can vary.
edit: You can generalise and/or use a throw away account.
I start...
I believe in the idea of secession. When the spectrum of beliefs becomes too wide, reaching a consensus can be impossible or established through force. A division of 80% versus 20% is fundamentally different from a close call like 52% versus 48%. In such cases, secession — whether literal or figurative — should be considered. It allows competing ideas to thrive independently, even if the "logistics" of a secession are scary. A classic example is the division of East and West Germany, though the scale can vary.
edit: You can generalise and/or use a throw away account.