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It is a joke, heavily sarcastic ("common-sense tech control"), but there is a grain of truth. It's inspired after all the victory laps HN had about the EU's mo
by gjsman-1000 1y ago
It is a joke, heavily sarcastic ("common-sense tech control"), but there is a grain of truth.
It's inspired after all the victory laps HN had about the EU's moral superiority after GDPR, sideloading, USB-C, not being America in 2024, only for this to shatter all illusions.
Flagged now, but HN has always been terrible at anything not delivered in a mundane tone of boredom.
- alephnerd 1y agoHN's tone changes depending on the time of day. HN appears very pro-EU in the mornings because that tends to align with the afternoon in much of Europe, just like how you tend to see more China or India content in the evenings when it's morning-afternoon in those markets. I also see more American political content around 5am-7am PT because that appears to be the time of day when EST and CST is at work. All the timezones basically converge around 7am-11am PT though.
- nawgz 1y ago> HN has always been terrible at anything not delivered Nah, you're being dishonest. Your "joke" doesn't really make sense though, the US clearly IS turning into a fascist state and whether or not another group has similar politic is legitimately completely irrelevant.
- budududuroiu 1y agoJust because the US is marginally ahead of the EU on the timeline. The EU welfare state is being dismantled for profit, 2016 Trumpian politics have finally landed on European shores, oligarchy, etc.