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I feel like HN is becoming more explicitly political and I think that this is a poor direction for the site to move.
by zests 7y ago
I feel like HN is becoming more explicitly political and I think that this is a poor direction for the site to move.
- pjc50 7y agoWe tried the "no politics" experiment, and it turns out that almost everything is political. But not everything has to be partisan.
- dang 7y agoFear not. It fluctuates, but the range of fluctuation has been stable for many years. See e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1934367 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1934367 from 2010 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6157485 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6157485 from 2013 as reactions to previous swings. More explanation here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869