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Both of these options are very similar ;) Ignoring that, though, the fact of the matter is that I don't think most of us come here for political discussion (I
by endtwist 18y ago
Both of these options are very similar ;)
Ignoring that, though, the fact of the matter is that I don't think most of us come here for political discussion (I know I don't). If I want that, I'll go to Reddit for the immature discussion, or to the major news outlets for the latest update. This is a community of entrepreneurs and, while the elections are important, I don't think having multiple election stories here is appropriate discussion material. Someone winning, sure -- that's news that affects the entire world -- but I'd limit it to a single discussion on the winner.
- echair 18y agoThis is a community of entrepreneurs The site started out as "Startup News" but they broadened it shortly after to be "Hacker News." "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. "
- hhm 18y agoBroadened? Start-ups and hacking are very different categories, and there is very little in the intersection. This site being for start-ups had too much material that wasn't interesting for hackers, and as the main target of the site was hackers anyway, the focus was put on hacking, maybe very near the intersection.