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All kinds of people from all kinds of places read HN, so maybe better to use more general language - referring to “Chinese shipbuilding capacity is over 230 tim
by p00dles 2y ago
All kinds of people from all kinds of places read HN, so maybe better to use more general language - referring to “Chinese shipbuilding capacity is over 230 times greater than _ours_”
- fuzzfactor 2y ago>maybe better to use more general language Unless a visitor is unaware that this is a US website, then it would actually help be more informative than otherwise. And if a visitor is already aware, what difference does it make?
- wongarsu 2y agoI had no issue understanding it and didn't even realize. Not because this website happens to be operated by a US company, but because of US defaultism. If on the internet somebody forgets that other countries exist or that people from other nationalities might be involved, they are American. Occasionally somebody complains how non-inclusive it is, but for the most part we all ignore it
- dani__german 2y agotone policing lost the 2024 US presidential election. I wouldn't recommend continuing it. Have a great day.
- FrustratedMonky 2y ago" referring to “Chinese shipbuilding capacity is over 230 times greater than _ours_”" Is it not? Why do we need to be careful not to offend the Chinese? Unless we are worried they are tracking HN accounts? Or maybe you are saying, it should be more specific, and say "US" instead of "_ours_".
- nonethewiser 2y agoClearly he's from the US. He's simply speaking from his perspective.