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96% of the world isn't US-American.

geuis 4y ago
Yep, you are correct. But 100% of the launch is an American company out of American territory. And the majority of the users of Hacker News are also based in the US. So for this audience, considering the other facts, I don't see why people are having a problem with an extra comment that simply posts the relevant launch times in terms easier to understand at a glance for an American audience.
- ta1243 4y ago
  Yet you decide to ignore multiple American timezones including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska, Samoa, Guam and Wake Island
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- geuis 4y ago
  @ta1243 its 2:40am PST. Sorry I can't reply to you directly, apparently HN has some comment thread depth limits. (Who knew?) Yeah sorry I forgot to include all of the time zones covering the entire country and its possessions. Post edit. I'm not sure what you want. All I did was post the 4 standard American time zones that affect most of the somewhat 330 million Americans living in the continental part of the country. Why is the original timezone post generating any conversation at all? This is insane.
  - riffic 4y ago
    PDT lol
- dkdbejwi383 4y ago
  > And the majority of the users of Hacker News are also based in the US. Is this really the case? Even if it’s true, I wouldn’t say this is anything to be proud of or something to uphold. Why not use international standards to make the place more welcoming the the majority of the world?
  - chronic2803 4y ago
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  - ricardobeat 4y ago
    https://toolhub.tech/blog/Demographics-of-Hacker-News/ https://toolhub.tech/blog/Demographics-of-Hacker-News/ The USA accounts for 41% of users according to this site.
  - helli8390 4y ago
    > Why not use international standards to make the place more welcoming the the majority of the world? How do you think the US or China became leading world superpowers? By welcoming every standard and culture of the world? Oh wait, that is Europe. And look what happened to them. (Spoiler: they are not number 1 any more)
    - dkdbejwi383 4y ago
      Huh? I don't think Hacker News aims to become a superpower. What's the relevance?
Viker 4y ago
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- realworldperson 4y ago
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Yep, you are correct. But 100% of the launch is an American company out of American territory. And the majority of the users of Hacker News are also based in the US. So for this audience, considering the other facts, I don't see why people are having a problem with an extra comment that simply posts the relevant launch times in terms easier to understand at a glance for an American audience.

ta1243 4y ago
Yet you decide to ignore multiple American timezones including Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska, Samoa, Guam and Wake Island
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geuis 4y ago
@ta1243 its 2:40am PST. Sorry I can't reply to you directly, apparently HN has some comment thread depth limits. (Who knew?) Yeah sorry I forgot to include all of the time zones covering the entire country and its possessions. Post edit. I'm not sure what you want. All I did was post the 4 standard American time zones that affect most of the somewhat 330 million Americans living in the continental part of the country. Why is the original timezone post generating any conversation at all? This is insane.
- riffic 4y ago
  PDT lol
dkdbejwi383 4y ago
> And the majority of the users of Hacker News are also based in the US. Is this really the case? Even if it’s true, I wouldn’t say this is anything to be proud of or something to uphold. Why not use international standards to make the place more welcoming the the majority of the world?
- chronic2803 4y ago
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- ricardobeat 4y ago
  https://toolhub.tech/blog/Demographics-of-Hacker-News/ https://toolhub.tech/blog/Demographics-of-Hacker-News/ The USA accounts for 41% of users according to this site.
- helli8390 4y ago
  > Why not use international standards to make the place more welcoming the the majority of the world? How do you think the US or China became leading world superpowers? By welcoming every standard and culture of the world? Oh wait, that is Europe. And look what happened to them. (Spoiler: they are not number 1 any more)
  - dkdbejwi383 4y ago
    Huh? I don't think Hacker News aims to become a superpower. What's the relevance?

Viker 4y ago

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realworldperson 4y ago
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