Dude, it’s an online magazine, styled like any modern online newspaper, that reports on very serious topics: > Started in 1997 by Floor64 founder Mike Masnick

Dude, it’s an online magazine, styled like any modern online newspaper, that reports on very serious topics: > Started in 1997 by Floor64 founder Mike Masnick and then growing into a group blogging effort, the Techdirt blog relies on a proven economic framework to analyze and offer insight into news stories about changes in government policy, technology and legal issues that affect companies’ ability to innovate and grow. As the impact of technological innovation on society, civil liberties and consumer rights has grown, Techdirt’s coverage has expanded to include these critical topics. Why are you jumping to defend low-quality writing and clickbait on HN? Because it says something bad about another bad guy? “Enemy of my enemy” is a pretty fucking low bar