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I think that thinking of HN as anything close to being free speech though is a really wrong take. Sure it’s less leftist biased which is nice, but for example t
by nwienert 3y ago
I think that thinking of HN as anything close to being free speech though is a really wrong take. Sure it’s less leftist biased which is nice, but for example the title changes aren’t just to reduce controversy, they consistently favor the in-group. If you believed the HN homepage and comment section as anything close to the zeitgeist you’d be doing yourself a disservice.
- dotnet00 3y agoI said that it was free speech relative to Reddit. Not that it's outright free speech. I have a personal misskey instance for that.
- nwienert 3y agoI still think relatively it’s possible more moderated here, if you just remove the most popular reddits which I’d guess most here ignore.
- SantalBlush 3y agoIt's more free-speech than Reddit along the political spectrum, but less free-speech than Reddit along other spectrums. We're not allowed to insult each other on this site, for example, and posts that are specifically about politics are not allowed. Even Reddit has subs for different political groups.