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Why is this generic news article on hacker news. The guidelines clearly states anything you would probably find in regular National news probably shouldn't be
by gunalx 2y ago
Why is this generic news article on hacker news.
The guidelines clearly states anything you would probably find in regular National news probably shouldn't be on hacker news.
I want to get a break from the regular newscycle when going here.
- haswell 2y agoI think the key word in the guidelines is “generally”. Exceptions seem to be made for the deaths of major figures, massively consequential events, etc. The “hide” button was made for this situation IMO.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago>anything you would probably find in regular National news 1. I guess we can finally ban all those AI posts, then. And any lawsuit annooucement/updates. 2. you missed a caveat: >Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, or celebrities, *unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon*. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic. I'd say an ex-president's death, one who outlived several procedding presidents , is an interesting new phenomenon. as a tangent: that makes trump not only the oldest president ever elected, but also the oldest living president. only barely edging out W. Bush and Clinton. Kind of crazy.