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Ask HN: Would you get upset if a news article mentions your nationality?
Wouldn't you rather that your venture be judged based only on its merit and not on where you live?
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoIt gives people a lot of context, so it's usually useful. E.g. "man grows vegetable" might not be interesting if the man is an Italian, but might be if he's a Greenlander. "Man starts tech company" is way more interesting if he's Afghani than if he's American. Was your nationality mentioned in a news article and it upset you? Or what's the context?
- amichail 4y agoWhy would a news article for example focus on games made by Canadian indie developers? Doesn't this imply that these games are not as good as indie games made in the US?
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoI don't think it implies that. If it's American news media, this might make the guy more interesting to Americans. "Yet another American makes yet another game" isn't as exotic or exciting as "Canadian makes game" independent of the game. I'd just accept it. People care about that stuff. It's not malicious.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoIt shows that there's a burgeoning indie game community in Canada. A variety of gaming-interested people might be interested in knowing that they don't have to move to the US, or invest in the US.
- mustafabisic1 4y agoIt'd be an honor for me (if it was in positive news) I am what I am largely because I am born in my country.
- JoeyBananas 4y agoNationality is nothing but a standard biographical fact. Being upset about this suggests insecurity.
- mikewarot 4y agoI'm proud to be a Hoosier, I don't see a problem with that. "Grumpy old white Hoosier fixes stuff for friends" -- film at 11. Sounds about as boring as it gets.