If we didn’t flag a bunch of them, that’s all there would be. I like my HN with a side of politics, not the other way around.
Exactly. There are thousands of other venues to share political news. Go there.
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#13The VC and other capital allocator class stands to gain a LOT from the current administration. I think after like 100M+ levels of wealth, "morals" and "ethics" go out the window.
I'd argue it's the opposite. Look at contemporary Russia.
You can be on the margins and yell all you like and still be on the margins, they know it doesn't matter what you do. [1]
If you're an oligarch and get in the way you fall out of a window.
Jeff Bezos was no ally of Trump I, had he not been sitting behind Trump II at the inauguration he could have kissed all his rocket plans goodbye because all his permits and contracts could be canceled just like that.
[1] Being "marginal" is probably more blessing than curse in a lot of cases and a status you might want to retain.
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Might not be the intention but I can see merit in flagging stories with a strong political overtone simply to make the point that this isn't /r/politics -- that that stuff over there.
In fact, if that's the rationale I support it... though it would be good to know what the current rule of thumb is in order to play along.
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#15If we didn’t flag a bunch of them, that’s all there would be. I like my HN with a side of politics, not the other way around.
I think the OP's question is what about when the story, while involving politics, is more about technology than anything else? I can see flagging it on the principle that even mildly political tech stories bring out the political rhetoric in the comments... is that a principle among the moderation (I would strongly support that if it is)?
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Might not be the intention but I can see merit in flagging stories with a strong political overtone simply to make the point that this isn't /r/politics -- that that stuff over there. In fact, if that's the rationale I support it... though it would be good to know what the current rule of thumb is in order to play along.
You need to decide for yourself what crosses the unacceptable content line and what does not. HN only provides the following guideline:
> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
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#18The VC and other capital allocator class stands to gain a LOT from the current administration. I think after like 100M+ levels of wealth, "morals" and "ethics" go out the window.
Historically the economy has largely done worse under Republican administrations; while individual VCs may gain something/a lot, overall they lose.
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#19Noticing fascism and flatus are often associated with the source thereof.
When making an accusation, failure to include substantive facts is counter-productive.
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