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Why was this flagged, and why was https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849880 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849880 not flagged? If one of these two
by cryptonector 4y ago
Why was this flagged, and why was https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849880 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849880 not flagged? If one of these two deserves a flag, so does the other; conversely, if one of these does not deserve a flag, then neither does the other.
EDIT: Well, both are flagged now. I'm guessing "politics" is the reason.
- cmurf 4y agoHN is very emotionally attached to the idea it's above politics. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. This is pure hubris and stupidity. This country wouldn't be here without many such battles, which created the venue for curiosity. I'm envious of the women of Iceland waged political and ideological battle, in particular the 1975 strike. This quickly gave quite a lot of the country many things to be curious about, which they weren't curious enough about before. I do not see HN as above politics, but deeply ignorant and insular. It has a long history of anti-gay, misogyny, and white nationalism for its lack of diversity, and lack of discussion of such things under the auspices of "politics". And I also see quite a lot of cognitive dissonance in the HN community about these topics, and it is that necessary discomfort this rule serves to sooth. I consider the rule a public menace.
- cryptonector 4y agoTo be consistent would require flagging various popular posts today too.