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Because, it is hypocritical. Has a right leaning article ever made the front page of HN? This false narrative of freedom of thought and diversity of ideas on HN
by nodesocket 5y ago
Because, it is hypocritical. Has a right leaning article ever made the front page of HN? This false narrative of freedom of thought and diversity of ideas on HN is just patently false. A few people with agendas flag and downvote stories they don’t like or align with and oppress valid thoughts.
- avs733 5y agoto contextualize your response, I think two links might help: 1) the discussion of political detox week from 2016: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108404 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13108404 2) The 2019 new yorker profile on HN/dang/mod team https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/the-lonely-work-of-moderating-hacker-news https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th... Key quote: In an Emacs file, Gackle collects a list of contradictory statements that people have used to describe Hacker News. (“SJW cesspool”; “a haven for alt-right and libertarian people”; “If you don’t support neoliberal fantasies, your comments probably aren’t welcome here”; “The only thing is left is to change Hacker News icon to Che Guevara emblem.”)
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