Politics shape every aspect of our lives. It is governance at the highest level (Plato named it "Techne Basilike"), and tech is directly impacted by policies, politics and everything in between. As long as the conversation stays civil and respectful, I see no issue.
Of course, one can always ignore threads or topics that are not interesting (i.e. politically charged topics are easy to spot and avoid).
ps. For me, this site's lowest point was when moderators insisted on keeping a thread about a technically complex attack, one that killed children and civilians, strictly "technical." I got strong "Into the Darkness[^1]" vibes.
If that's true why are we discussing US partisan politics and not the fact that we're using the English language, itself a hegemonic auxiliary language imposed by the British Empire?
Let's be real here. "Politics shape every aspect of our lives" is code for "I want to discuss US partisan politics all the time because I'm very anxious about it."
Of course, one can always ignore threads or topics that are not interesting (i.e. politically charged topics are easy to spot and avoid).
ps. For me, this site's lowest point was when moderators insisted on keeping a thread about a technically complex attack, one that killed children and civilians, strictly "technical." I got strong "Into the Darkness[^1]" vibes.
[^1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/562714.Into_That_Darknes... - Into That Darkness: An Examination of Conscience.