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It's neither funny nor true. eg: Tesla Doors: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where it Wouldn't Open (18 hours ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46365597

by defrost 11mo ago

It's neither funny nor true. eg: Tesla Doors: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where it Wouldn't Open (18 hours ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46365597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46365597) and a host of similar stories about worker / third party accidents and fatalities related to tech.

bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago
When it's the CEO or if it's about silicon valley companies. I don't remember ever reading on HN about accidents in the shoe factory or in the construction site.
- defrost 11mo ago
  > I don't remember ever reading on HN about accidents in the shoe factory or in the construction site. There are very few HN stories about shoe factories or construction sites full stop. That's a whole other issue. The hook for this story is Occ Health and Safety, many people have an interest in safety and the fact that a CEO died hasn't stirred interest out of pity or sympathy for a CEO, it's schadenfreude that lax safety standards caught someone that could have improved those standards.
- baobun 11mo ago
  The same reason starving children in Sudan rarely make the news: It's "business as usual". Systemic issues make poor clickbait.
- badgersnake 11mo ago
  This isn’t construction site news, or shoe factory news. This article does feel kinda offtopic, so it’s not surprising we don’t see many like it.
  - bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago
    It's a business website. Those are businesses.
    - OvervCW 11mo ago
      No, Hacker News is generally about technology and startup news, not businesses in general.
      - bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago
        That's your opinion.
zipy124 11mo ago
Funny here is not used in the humerous sense, but rather the other two definitions given in any good dictionary as "used to emphasize that something is serious or should be taken seriously." and "difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd." or even the given example of the last quote as "unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion." Replace 'funny' with 'weird' (in a slightly sarcastic tone for sure) and the comment makes sense whilst being less offensive to the reader and not diminishing someones death.

by defrost 11mo ago

bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago

When it's the CEO or if it's about silicon valley companies. I don't remember ever reading on HN about accidents in the shoe factory or in the construction site.

defrost 11mo ago
> I don't remember ever reading on HN about accidents in the shoe factory or in the construction site. There are very few HN stories about shoe factories or construction sites full stop. That's a whole other issue. The hook for this story is Occ Health and Safety, many people have an interest in safety and the fact that a CEO died hasn't stirred interest out of pity or sympathy for a CEO, it's schadenfreude that lax safety standards caught someone that could have improved those standards.
baobun 11mo ago
The same reason starving children in Sudan rarely make the news: It's "business as usual". Systemic issues make poor clickbait.
badgersnake 11mo ago
This isn’t construction site news, or shoe factory news. This article does feel kinda offtopic, so it’s not surprising we don’t see many like it.
- bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago
  It's a business website. Those are businesses.
  - OvervCW 11mo ago
    No, Hacker News is generally about technology and startup news, not businesses in general.
    - bfkwlfkjf 11mo ago
      That's your opinion.

zipy124 11mo ago

Funny here is not used in the humerous sense, but rather the other two definitions given in any good dictionary as "used to emphasize that something is serious or should be taken seriously." and "difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd." or even the given example of the last quote as "unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion." Replace 'funny' with 'weird' (in a slightly sarcastic tone for sure) and the comment makes sense whilst being less offensive to the reader and not diminishing someones death.