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I'm kind of perplexed to find this at the top of the front page of Hacker News. It seems, if not entirely devoid of actual information, then pretty close. Is th
by m12k 7y ago
I'm kind of perplexed to find this at the top of the front page of Hacker News. It seems, if not entirely devoid of actual information, then pretty close. Is there some context I'm not aware of, that would explain its popularity?
- pushpop 7y agoPolitics is full of old photos (ab)used without appreciation of the context it was taken in.
- forkerenok 7y agoI think it's making a case against the "public outrage machine".
- gordon_freeman 7y agoI think the purpose is to bring attention to the kind of digital world we live in where we have so many digital images with others intentionally or unintentionally taken by us or others that may end up going viral someday causing harm to an individual’s reputation.