It's probably better that it doesn't have political stances, as 1) that is hard to moderate and maintain high quality discussion, 2) there's plenty of political

It's probably better that it doesn't have political stances, as 1) that is hard to moderate and maintain high quality discussion, 2) there's plenty of political discussion elsewhere, better to keep HN focused purely on deep tech, and 3) in an overly politicized media atmosphere it's actually a feature and differentiator to not have it and instead be a refuge from it (such venues are scarce).