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I'd assume the grandfather is talking about Hacker News' pretty noticeable libertarian / free-market leaning. Edit: as the karma now reflects.
by Conlectus 6y ago
I'd assume the grandfather is talking about Hacker News' pretty noticeable libertarian / free-market leaning.
Edit: as the karma now reflects.
- dluan 6y agoIt goes both ways - the radical left-libertarianism of FOSS from the 80's and 90's is still around and kicking, if not in corners of HN.
- int_19h 6y agoIt's alive and kicking on HN as well. I suspect that a lot of people here simply aren't aware that it's a thing, so unless somebody goes around telling people that they're left libertarian (and then explaining what this means), the corresponding specific policy positions don't necessarily get construed that way. While we're at it, a reminder that economic left/right distinction is not the same as command/free-market: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_socialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_socialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_market_anarchism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-wing_market_anarchism
- vidarh 6y agoRadical left libertarianism dates to the 1850's with Dejaque. Right libertarianism is a century younger.
- hoistbypetard 6y agoI can't see the karma score for the post, so I'm not sure what it reflects... But if I've understood you correctly, you're equating "risky" with "could lose some imaginary internet points on this site" and not some more tangible risk? (I'm not calling that an illegitimate definition of "risky" but when I heard that word I was thinking of something much worse.)