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While I'm sympathetic towards Rand Paul, this kind of post sets a really bad precedent. It comes across as political advertising, even if you didn't intend it
by JesperRavn 11y ago
While I'm sympathetic towards Rand Paul, this kind of post sets a really bad precedent. It comes across as political advertising, even if you didn't intend it like that. Sure, it features technology, but as a story it's just not that compelling.
- mattkrea 11y agoI'm not sure I'd go that far. I'm not into Rand yet this is quite nice to see. I think it's been a bit too long that we've had a lot of politicians making laws about things they don't understand and while this does not mean Rand Paul "gets" tech it certainly is a step in the right direction.
- nickysielicki 11y agoYeah, that's concerning, and I thought about it before posting. Ultimately I figure I'd let the community vote and decide for themselves. Full disclosure: The reason I saw this in the first place is because I'm a Rand Paul fan. And I like that he's hosting hackathons for the same reasons that I'm on this website-- I think tech is cool and I like to see how it affects every part of society. I think that other people on this website share that exact sentiment and would find this event interesting regardless of their political feelings. Is it advertising simply because it reflects positively on Paul or involves him? This is probably the first politician hosted hackathon, and you can be certain that this won't be the last. So it's cool to see IMO.
- smoyer 11y agoCount me as one who's glad to see it made the front page. In this case, I don't think the OP was endorsing the candidate because he thought to have a Hackathon, but rather found it interesting that the idea of a Hackathon had made it to politics.