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> If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. [0] This is just way outside of the HN wheelhouse. The guidelines are pretty clear. - [0] https://ne

> If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. [0] This is just way outside of the HN wheelhouse. The guidelines are pretty clear. - [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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almost_usual 3y ago
Interesting, guess I’ll be flagging much more content now.
_V_ 3y ago
That is true, but the guidelines also say anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. History of nations & psychology & huge geopolitical changes is indeed something I find very interesting. And I think I'm not alone as I don't believe that hackers have to be interested only in tech and nothing else.
- haswell 3y ago
  Many subjects that could also be quite interesting are still flagged due to the kind of comments they attract, i.e. the not intellectually curious kind. Even for more typical non-news HN content, things that veer into reactive territory get quickly flagged. For what it’s worth, dang has commented on this specific event in more detail here [0] and addresses the curiosity piece. Bottom line: all discussion about this event at this point will be made of speculation and hot takes, because we have very little solid info about the unfolding situation. - [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36456034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36456034
  - _V_ 3y ago
    That is the nature of an unfolding situation. I was trying to post updates from the sources I found and was hoping more interested people would join in for us to get clearer picture and to watch up close. Saying that you cannot have conversation about this just reeks of a poorly veiled elitism. Dang also said that "There hasn't been a coup" in thad thread you link to which leads me to believe he has no idea what is going on and what is at stake here or he simply does not care. Which is fine, but to say that there is nothing to discuss is just ... wrong.

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almost_usual 3y ago

Interesting, guess I’ll be flagging much more content now.

_V_ 3y ago

That is true, but the guidelines also say anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity. History of nations & psychology & huge geopolitical changes is indeed something I find very interesting. And I think I'm not alone as I don't believe that hackers have to be interested only in tech and nothing else.

haswell 3y ago
Many subjects that could also be quite interesting are still flagged due to the kind of comments they attract, i.e. the not intellectually curious kind. Even for more typical non-news HN content, things that veer into reactive territory get quickly flagged. For what it’s worth, dang has commented on this specific event in more detail here [0] and addresses the curiosity piece. Bottom line: all discussion about this event at this point will be made of speculation and hot takes, because we have very little solid info about the unfolding situation. - [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36456034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36456034
- _V_ 3y ago
  That is the nature of an unfolding situation. I was trying to post updates from the sources I found and was hoping more interested people would join in for us to get clearer picture and to watch up close. Saying that you cannot have conversation about this just reeks of a poorly veiled elitism. Dang also said that "There hasn't been a coup" in thad thread you link to which leads me to believe he has no idea what is going on and what is at stake here or he simply does not care. Which is fine, but to say that there is nothing to discuss is just ... wrong.