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I thought "pure politics" posts weren't allowed/were discouraged on HN? >dang 47 days ago >It isn't that it's pro-Trump, it's that it's pure politics. Such po
by clevernickname 10y ago
I thought "pure politics" posts weren't allowed/were discouraged on HN?
>dang 47 days ago
>It isn't that it's pro-Trump, it's that it's pure politics. Such posts always get heavily flagged, and it's hard to disagree with that, since they're typically not posted to gratify intellectual curiosity.
>Basic Income stories are political, but they aren't purely political. There's an intellectual interest in thinking about and debating such a major social change. Political horse race stories are the opposite.
- hackaflocka 10y agoSam A. and Paul G. should be allowed to post whatever they like.
- magicalist 10y ago> Such posts always get heavily flagged That says they get flagged, not that they aren't allowed. I have no doubt this post is getting many flags as we type.
- davidw 10y agoIt's now off the front page. I didn't flag it as it's their site, but I'm happier that it's gone.
- kafkaesq 10y agoIt's not "pure politics" in the sense that it's from the president of Y Combinator. And when he's talking about the need for people to no longer be silent he's referring to the circles he runs with (VCs, Bilderbergers, etc). So in that sense his statement his very relevant.