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Why was this flagged? A difference in opinion is no excuse for censorship.
by frozenseven 1y ago
Why was this flagged? A difference in opinion is no excuse for censorship.
- debugnik 1y agoWhen I asked dang about why are very low quality submissions allowed despite them resulting in low quality discussion, he told me and I quote: > You can flag submissions that you think don't belong on Hacker News. Well, this is a very low quality submission in my eyes. A tiny read with an unsubstantiated, purely contrarian take that completely misses the point of the debate. Just to be clear, I think anyone is free to post anything on their blogs, that's what they're for, but I don't think posts like these contribute to HN having a good atmosphere for discussion; if I were to write something like this, I'd be ok with it being unsuitable for HN. BTW I hadn't flagged this before reading your comment. I've done so after reading the submission though.
- frozenseven 1y agoWell, this is a very high quality submission in my eyes. To the point and very much true (in my view). And, no, I'm not kidding or trolling. You have a strong opinion about AI, but so do other people. There's no debate to be had if you can just censor certain views out of existence on this website.
- Disposal8433 1y agoHis disdain for content creators (in the very first paragraph) is not an opinion. I'm showing my disdain with a flag.
- frozenseven 1y agoNot my reading of what he said. After all, he himself is a 'content creator'. In any case, he should not be censored.