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> Posting on a social news site is a privilege, not a right. I certainly don't share the sentiment. There are lots of places I or other people can visit and po
by forgotpwtomain 10y ago
> Posting on a social news site is a privilege, not a right.
I certainly don't share the sentiment. There are lots of places I or other people can visit and post to, what makes this particular site commend value is precisely the community and user-base it has fostered over the years. Thus, I believe that this kind of meta discussion does provide considerable value to the community.
- nottorp 10y agoIt may be a privilege, but in this case my reading Hacker News is a privilege for them, and not their right. And I want to know what stories are manually suppressed in order to decide if i still grant them that privilege. Also, check out Tim Berner Lee's article about the internet being hijacked by the likes of Facebook and Google in order to understand why your 'I am grateful for the privilege' attitude is wrong... Edit: argh, I attached this to the wrong post. I was responding to paulpauper of course.