2 ms·
but fighting against a tyrannical, oppressive, illegitimate government is exactly what a hacker would do? if you want an apolitical forum, don't call it hacker
by nialv7 9mo ago
but fighting against a tyrannical, oppressive, illegitimate government is exactly what a hacker would do?
if you want an apolitical forum, don't call it hacker news, it's false advertisement.
maybe call it ostrich news or something.
- dang 9mo agoYes, it's what many hackers would do, and have done, and HN has had, and does have, many threads about that kind of thing. I realize these distinctions get lost when people are feeling heated, but HN has never been an apolitical site and we don't describe it that way. There are more options than just (1) being apolitical and (2) being completely aflame. Not that they're easy squares to occupy. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=political%20overlap%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869 (May 2018)
- deleted 9mo ago[deleted]
- direwolf20 9mo agoHacker News is from YC, which is a US organization with some power. As a US organization, it must limit discussion to things that are legal in the US. If you want to plan terrorism, you need to go elsewhere.