muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoWhy is Hacker News like that?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Hacker News like that?drewdevault.commuelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square68linkfedilink
minus-squarectrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoAgree with all of this, but why then does the author stay on HN? It’s as with Xitter, at some point staying on the platform makes you complicit.
minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoI’d assume because there’s no alternative that’s good enough. HN has its problems, but it’s still worthwhile if you can ignore the politics and focus on technical discussions.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoTechnical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI disagree, it’s ok for forums to have a focus. Hacker News has always been focused on tech and startups
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoSure, but if your focus has political ramifications that you’re ignoring… Well, the Nuremberg defence didn’t work either.
minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoI don’t think he is on HN actually
Agree with all of this, but why then does the author stay on HN? It’s as with Xitter, at some point staying on the platform makes you complicit.
I’d assume because there’s no alternative that’s good enough.
HN has its problems, but it’s still worthwhile if you can ignore the politics and focus on technical discussions.
Technical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
I disagree, it’s ok for forums to have a focus. Hacker News has always been focused on tech and startups
Sure, but if your focus has political ramifications that you’re ignoring… Well, the Nuremberg defence didn’t work either.
I don’t think he is on HN actually