Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Issues

Happy Men's Day! :) (wikipedia.org)
International Men's Day (IMD) is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually on November 19.
Men's Health, Awareness Days, Social Issues
17 points by userium 2 days ago | 16 comments
Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an existential crisis (cbsnews.com)
Bhutan, the tiny kingdom that introduced Gross National Happiness to the world, has a problem: young people are leaving the country in record numbers.
Bhutan, Happiness, Social Issues, Migration, Demographics
268 points by nradov 3 days ago | 360 comments
Phonetic Matching (smoores.dev)
Just as heads up: This post starts out somewhat technical and includes a discussion of interesting algorithmic topics, like forced alignment and phonetic matching. But it ends by delving into some deeper social and human topics that might not be what everyone is looking for in a blog that’s mostly about software.
Algorithms, Software, Linguistics, Social Issues, Forced Alignment
76 points by raybb 3 days ago | 36 comments
How the Ivy League Broke America (theatlantic.com)
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
Higher Education, Social Issues, Inequality, Meritocracy
17 points by chrisaycock 7 days ago | 12 comments
Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone to town (reason.com)
It was dinnertime on October 30, 2024, when police handcuffed Brittany Patterson in front of three of her four children and drove her to the station in Fannin County, Georgia.
Parenting, Crime, Law Enforcement, Social Issues
217 points by bryan0 9 days ago | 197 comments
'A fatal miscalculation': masculinity researcher on why Democrats lost young men (theguardian.com)
In the months leading up to election day, pollsters were fixated on one demographic: young men. This group, often elusive in political data, was showing signs of a notable swing toward Donald Trump and away from the progressive viewpoints of young women.
Politics, Demographics, Masculinity, Social Issues
25 points by makerdiety 12 days ago | 48 comments
Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton (nbcnews.com)
Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
Racism, Social Issues, Text Messaging, News
10 points by miniBill 13 days ago | 6 comments
Trump Advisor's Denaturalization Project Sparks Concern Among Immigrants (balleralert.com)
A tweet from Trump senior advisor Stephen Miller has sparked intense debate and concern among immigrant communities after Trump’s recent victory.
Politics, Immigration, Law, Social Issues, United States
9 points by basementcat 14 days ago | 2 comments
The Low Fertility Fallacy: Why Panic About Birthrates Is Overblown (foreignaffairs.com)
Many politicians and pundits around the world have raised the alarm in recent years about declining fertility rates.
Demographics, Population, Social Issues, Economics
8 points by jnord 14 days ago | 5 comments
Caring for yourself while caring for others (medlineplus.gov)
Are you helping a loved one with daily tasks, medical care, or emotional support? If so, you’re a caregiver…and you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States are now caregivers, and the number is growing as the population ages.
Caregiving, Health, Psychology, Social Issues
287 points by squircle 15 days ago | 67 comments
North Korean soldiers who have deployed to Russia struggling with pornography (twitter.com)
North Korea, Russia, Military, Social Issues, Censorship
10 points by impish9208 15 days ago | 4 comments
AT&T (Again) Caught Cheating Federal Subsidy Program for Poor People (techdirt.com)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a giant U.S. telecom monopoly has been ripping off a federal program designed to help the country’s low income residents.
Telecommunications, Government Regulations, Social Issues, Fraud
12 points by hn_acker 16 days ago | 0 comments
AI prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias (geekwire.com)
As employers increasingly use digital tools to process job applications, a new study from the University of Washington highlights the potential for significant racial and gender bias when using AI to screen resumes.
Artificial Intelligence, Bias, Employment, Technology, Social Issues
9 points by ohjeez 18 days ago | 2 comments
Global gambling affects the vulnerable and is at almost epidemic levels (cosmosmagazine.com)
A new report from a commission established by The Lancet Public Health reveals for the first time the global scale of the problem of gambling and its consequences, which are growing rapidly across the world.
Gambling, Public Health, Social Issues, Global Impact
8 points by geox 18 days ago | 1 comments
Make America Date Again (businessinsider.com)
Tokyo has figured out how to build a better dating app. Washington should do the same.
Dating Apps, Social Issues, Technology, Politics, United States
16 points by nsoonhui 21 days ago | 45 comments
Who Do Children Belong To? (lyz.substack.com)
Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.
Children, Politics, Social Issues, Journalism, Substack
5 points by herbertl 22 days ago | 5 comments
Texas Mom Arrested and Jailed for Making Her Son Walk a Half-Mile Home (reason.com)
What does it take for a parent to get arrested?
Parenting, Crime, Texas, Law Enforcement, Social Issues
15 points by speckx 24 days ago | 6 comments
Shanghai cracks down on Halloween costumes (ft.com)
China, Halloween, Culture, Social Issues
33 points by JumpCrisscross 25 days ago | 13 comments
Google's DeepMind is building an AI to keep us from hating each other (arstechnica.com)
An unprecedented 80 percent of Americans, according to a recent Gallup poll, think the country is deeply divided over its most important values ahead of the November elections.
Artificial Intelligence, Social Issues, Politics
11 points by Tomte 27 days ago | 1 comments
Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping? (celestemdavis.substack.com)
“Nearly 60 percent of all college students today are women. That’s an all-time high… U.S. colleges and universities have lost about 1.5 million students in the past several years. Men accounted for 71 percent of that loss.”
Education, Gender, Demographics, College Enrollment, Social Issues
15 points by hui-zheng 30 days ago | 10 comments
Reports show some Canada euthanasia deaths driven by social reasons (apnews.com)
An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country’s assisted dying system.
Euthanasia, Canada, Health, Social Issues, Ethics
92 points by impish9208 33 days ago | 131 comments
Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons (theguardian.com)
An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases in which patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness, raising concerns over approvals for vulnerable people in the country’s assisted dying system.
Assisted Dying, Euthanasia, Social Issues, Canada, Healthcare
22 points by howard941 34 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Is Silicon Valley veering to the far-right? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Is Silicon Valley veering to the far-right?
Silicon Valley, Politics, Technology, Social Issues
8 points by cfarre 35 days ago | 5 comments
Shoplifters Gone Wild (theatlantic.com)
“They pop the locks; they melt the glass; they take the keys out of employees’ hands.”
Crime, Retail, Social Issues
10 points by sharkweek 36 days ago | 2 comments
International 'race science' network funded by US tech boss (theguardian.com)
An international network of “race science” activists seeking to influence public debate with discredited ideas on race and eugenics has been operating with secret funding from a multimillionaire US tech entrepreneur.
Science, Politics, Social Issues, Controversy
28 points by CrypticShift 36 days ago | 11 comments
Inside the Carjacking Crisis (theatlantic.com)
On August 7, 2022, Shantise Summers arrived home from a night out with friends around 2:40 a.m. As she walked from her car toward her apartment in Oxon Hill, a Maryland neighborhood just southeast of Washington, D.C., she heard footsteps behind her.
Crime, Carjacking, Social Issues
8 points by fortran77 36 days ago | 2 comments
WhatsApp vigilantes in India are converting Christians by force (restofworld.org)
It was the day of his mother’s funeral, but Jaldhar Kashyap knew the dozens of people descending on his home weren’t there to offer condolences.
India, Religion, Human Rights, Social Issues, Conversion
9 points by impish9208 37 days ago | 0 comments
UCLA professor says he's homeless due to low pay (kron4.com)
In a now-viral TikTok video, Dr. Daniel McKeown, a professor at UCLA, claims low pay has left him homeless, shocking many of his followers.
Homelessness, Education, Social Issues, University Professors, Viral Content
82 points by iancmceachern 39 days ago | 112 comments
The Mediocre Men Problem (greyenlightenment.com)
I call it the mediocre men problem. 30+ years ago, men of mediocre abilities or talent could find reliable, long-term employment, such as at a factory or a union job. But today those men are dropping out of the labor force. The poor career prospects and low pay creates an incentive to not work and live with friends or parents, if the option exists.
Labor Force, Employment, Social Issues, Men's Issues
5 points by paulpauper 40 days ago | 0 comments
What if you can't afford to flee a hurricane? (vox.com)
Even when a life-threatening hurricane is headed your way, there are many reasons why you might stay put. You might have dependent family members who can’t leave due to disabilities or other health-related reasons; you might not have reliable transportation to get to a safer area, and what’s more, no gas to get there. Sometimes, you simply refuse to leave your home and everything you own behind.
Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Social Issues, Poverty
21 points by lr0 40 days ago | 24 comments