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Woah, did I miss something? When did HN start voting up articles from "a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, econo
by dbingham 13y ago
Woah, did I miss something? When did HN start voting up articles from "a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture"? I mean, not that I'm complaining too much, but that's a total shift from what I remember of a year or two ago. Did the demographics shift or have the times changed people's opinions?
- tankenmate 13y agoYou haven't seen the full effect of the "Controversy Penalty" kick in yet; it'll be coming your way shortly. To quote "A "controversial" story gets severely penalized after hitting 40 comments." -- http://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really-works.html http://www.righto.com/2013/11/how-hacker-news-ranking-really...
- Florin_Andrei 13y agoCriticizing the wealthy used to be a complete taboo in this country. It looks like things are (very slowly) starting to change. Not a second too soon.