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> There is no way to opt-out of this. I can't believe how stupid the "Hacker" "News" community is--commenting on things that don't matter, then shutting up for
by davidw 7y ago
> There is no way to opt-out of this. I can't believe how stupid the "Hacker" "News" community is--commenting on things that don't matter, then shutting up for matters of grave importance.
There are a lot of people here who take these concerns extremely seriously, and are working to fix things.
But they may not post much about it on Hacker news, because not every site needs to be political, even if it's far, far more important right now than most of the content here.
- jimktrains2 7y agoSurveillance isn't a political issue, or maybe rather, like drinking water standards, it need or should not be a toxic political issue.
- tehjoker 7y agoUnfortunately, any issue where there are different groups that want different things is a political issue. Newbies to politics often feel that there are some things that transcend politics but there's a kind of dual answer to that. The things that transcend politics are your values - the things that you will fight for and the tender feelings you ascribe to the state of the world. However, when you want to make them reality, you must find alliances and ways to pressure opposing groups to make them materialize in the real world.
- anigbrowl 7y agoSurveillance isn't a political issue How could it not be