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I feel like the unprecedentedness of the situation regarding what Musk is currently doing warrants at least this level of attention and scrutiny. As it is close
by thrance 2y ago
I feel like the unprecedentedness of the situation regarding what Musk is currently doing warrants at least this level of attention and scrutiny. As it is closely related to tech in general, I don't see it as too out of place on HN.
Furthermore, I think an enforcement of a literal reading of HN's rules would be no fun at all, and indeed, these rules are not enforced that way, usually.
- elpocko 2y agoYes they are always enforced that way. Redundant and off-topic content is always handled like this; a reasonable amount is allowed, the rest gets flagged. There's several huge threads discussing Musk/DOGE on HN, dang even said it's the most discussed topic ever on HN. The redundant ones get flagged for good reason. Politics in general is off-topic and therefore also flagged by many users. What you're seeing is a justified reaction from bored and annoyed users. My HN feed is at least 50% Musk and DOGE. That's insane. IMO there should be a pinned "mega"thread on the frontpage. That's not gonna happen, but it would resolve the conflict and prevent most of the spam.
- palmfacehn 2y agoWithout characterizing you personally as an alarmist, every alarmist or apocalyptic take is characterized as an emergency or unprecedented. Yet in most every case, the predictions of doom were false. Irrational fear is used to stir up hysteria. I don't know that this is specific to the HN guidelines, but hysterical partisan doom is what I see, from my own subjective interpretation. When I try to discuss specifics, the discussion generally derails into derangement.