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A lot of people will surely have strong opinions on topics like this. And if true, then those strong opinions and voices are needed. But I don't think Hacker N

A lot of people will surely have strong opinions on topics like this. And if true, then those strong opinions and voices are needed. But I don't think Hacker News is the right place for this since there is not even a single bit of tech relevance in this story.

lolinder 4y ago
Another commenter already said this below, and someone else already replied with this guideline: > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Freedom of speech is an extremely interesting topic to a very large part of the community here, and as such this article absolutely has a place.
JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> there is not even a single bit of tech relevance in this story This story first came to my attention through a fellow LP in a VC fund currently deploying in India. If this is part of a broader pattern, it's relevant to anyone with or considering exposure to India, personally, financially or professionally.
- actuator 4y ago
  With what we have seen in China, I hardly think it matters whatever happens in India with relation to freedoms as long as the economy booms. Investors will pour money for returns. But I had a question about this. Do VCs looking for data and analysis of a country largely rely on foreign press or read an assortment of local media as well?
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > what we have seen in China, I hardly think it matters whatever happens in India with relation to freedoms as long as the economy booms Arresting lawmakers is de-stabilising. Very different from what's going on in China.
    - actuator 4y ago
      > Arresting lawmakers is de-stabilising. Very different from what's going on in China. People speaking opposing viewpoints are silenced in China as well, no? The only difference is that in case of India, either the courts or the public through agitations can intervene which might lead to instability.
      - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
        > People speaking opposing viewpoints are silenced in China as well, no? One, different systems. Two, when Xi took out senior members of his opposition, it absolutely prompted concern abroad. There was no ensuing rioting or breakdown in the rule of law, so calm minds prevailed. This is a rando lawmaker being taken out for tweeting, not a rival power centre; it looks petty and stupid. Frankly, the whataboutism in response to this article, on this thread, make it sound more like Russia or Turkey than China or the U.K. If the people aren’t in touch with reality, the government will be stupid.
        actuator 4y ago
        > it looks petty and stupid. It does, but I don't know how this can be even changed. The Indian judicial system is broken and even the laws are very vague so law enforcement can always choose to act on them. India has needed judicial reform from a long time but it hasn't been forthcoming. Worse, every successive government makes laws more vague to suit themselves.
cryoz 4y ago
Freedom of speech is extremely important to hacker culture.

lolinder 4y ago

Another commenter already said this below, and someone else already replied with this guideline: > On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Freedom of speech is an extremely interesting topic to a very large part of the community here, and as such this article absolutely has a place.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago

> there is not even a single bit of tech relevance in this story This story first came to my attention through a fellow LP in a VC fund currently deploying in India. If this is part of a broader pattern, it's relevant to anyone with or considering exposure to India, personally, financially or professionally.

actuator 4y ago
With what we have seen in China, I hardly think it matters whatever happens in India with relation to freedoms as long as the economy booms. Investors will pour money for returns. But I had a question about this. Do VCs looking for data and analysis of a country largely rely on foreign press or read an assortment of local media as well?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > what we have seen in China, I hardly think it matters whatever happens in India with relation to freedoms as long as the economy booms Arresting lawmakers is de-stabilising. Very different from what's going on in China.
  - actuator 4y ago
    > Arresting lawmakers is de-stabilising. Very different from what's going on in China. People speaking opposing viewpoints are silenced in China as well, no? The only difference is that in case of India, either the courts or the public through agitations can intervene which might lead to instability.
    - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
      > People speaking opposing viewpoints are silenced in China as well, no? One, different systems. Two, when Xi took out senior members of his opposition, it absolutely prompted concern abroad. There was no ensuing rioting or breakdown in the rule of law, so calm minds prevailed. This is a rando lawmaker being taken out for tweeting, not a rival power centre; it looks petty and stupid. Frankly, the whataboutism in response to this article, on this thread, make it sound more like Russia or Turkey than China or the U.K. If the people aren’t in touch with reality, the government will be stupid.
      - actuator 4y ago
        > it looks petty and stupid. It does, but I don't know how this can be even changed. The Indian judicial system is broken and even the laws are very vague so law enforcement can always choose to act on them. India has needed judicial reform from a long time but it hasn't been forthcoming. Worse, every successive government makes laws more vague to suit themselves.

cryoz 4y ago

Freedom of speech is extremely important to hacker culture.