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This is a form of whataboutism and distracts from this particular article. The Apple AirDrop change has its own thread with meaningful discussion: https://news
by jb1991 4y ago
This is a form of whataboutism and distracts from this particular article. The Apple AirDrop change has its own thread with meaningful discussion:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33778302 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33778302
- ok123456 4y agoIt's not 'whataboutism'. Two tech companies are adding comparable restrictions on their technologies to humor the political interests of a government.
- vharuck 4y ago"Whataboutism" is when somebody or something else is brought up as a defense. It's common in HN threads about the Chinese Communist Party, but the grandparent doesn't seem like it. It reads more like, "Here's another company helping the CCP!" It extends the shame and conversation instead of excusing it.
- jb1991 4y agoThe definition of this term is a bit broader, from the British dictionary: > the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counter-accusation or raising a different issue. Article criticizes company A, and then a different issue about a different company is raised as a way to somehow minimize the original company A offense. It’s basically saying, “if you think Huawei is bad, what about Apple?”