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> This is hacker news. Hackers generally do not like authoritarianism. Counterpoint: I've seen many posters here that are highly supportive of Trump and Elon.
by Trasmatta 2y ago
> This is hacker news. Hackers generally do not like authoritarianism.
Counterpoint: I've seen many posters here that are highly supportive of Trump and Elon. Not to mention all of the "hackers" enlisted in the DOGE army.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoWhen people bandied about "hacking the planet" I have to wonder what they were picturing if not subverting bureaucracies to accelerate technocratic progress
- Trasmatta 2y agoThe hacker ethos was never about installing an autocratic state