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Honestly, I am really just worried that there is a pro-Musk brigading going on. Considering what is happening, that's not a far-fetched hypotesis. I am very op

Honestly, I am really just worried that there is a pro-Musk brigading going on. Considering what is happening, that's not a far-fetched hypotesis. I am very open to discussion, but the advice to be "nice and considerate" in extreme cases like this one can be easily be hijacked into gaslighting by people with a specific agenda. That's the - I believe reasonable - doubt I was casting.

anenefan 2y ago
Stuff like that is flagged for no other reason two more like topics have been submitted and marked dead in the hours before, as well as not befitting the spirit of HN aiming to be a place that likes to avoid politics unless of particular interest. I would say turn on show dead even briefly to see how much the same topic gets repeated over and over and over. I would speculate there are plenty of people who are horrified in terms of breach of procedures and protocols as the new installed govt tries to rewrite the rules, who could write a couple pages of serious implications in the aftermath when new management takes over in 4, 8 or however many years to redo all the things that were not done as per the US constitution and with regard to stringent security protocols - it'll cost a pretty penny. However to many such speculation on mass is not very interesting either.
pvg 2y ago
There doesn't seem to be any evidence of 'pro-Musk brigading', though. It's pretty standard HN-y response to repetition. Happens a lot with big stories that get a lot of reporting and we're in a period of an absolute torrent of stories and their many followups.
swat535 2y ago
Allow me to remind you that HN is a diverse, international community with various opposing view points, cultures and philosophical outlooks. There is no "pro-Musk" brigading going on and more to it, while important, the world does not revolve around America and its internal politics. Some of these posts get flagged because the community feel like the matter has been sufficiently discussed and rather make room for other topics.
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anenefan 2y ago

Stuff like that is flagged for no other reason two more like topics have been submitted and marked dead in the hours before, as well as not befitting the spirit of HN aiming to be a place that likes to avoid politics unless of particular interest. I would say turn on show dead even briefly to see how much the same topic gets repeated over and over and over. I would speculate there are plenty of people who are horrified in terms of breach of procedures and protocols as the new installed govt tries to rewrite the rules, who could write a couple pages of serious implications in the aftermath when new management takes over in 4, 8 or however many years to redo all the things that were not done as per the US constitution and with regard to stringent security protocols - it'll cost a pretty penny. However to many such speculation on mass is not very interesting either.

pvg 2y ago

There doesn't seem to be any evidence of 'pro-Musk brigading', though. It's pretty standard HN-y response to repetition. Happens a lot with big stories that get a lot of reporting and we're in a period of an absolute torrent of stories and their many followups.

swat535 2y ago

Allow me to remind you that HN is a diverse, international community with various opposing view points, cultures and philosophical outlooks. There is no "pro-Musk" brigading going on and more to it, while important, the world does not revolve around America and its internal politics. Some of these posts get flagged because the community feel like the matter has been sufficiently discussed and rather make room for other topics.

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