muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy is Hacker News like that?drewdevault.comexternal-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down115
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minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·2 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-up34arrow-down1·2 days agoTechnical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
minus-squarehirihit640@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·18 hours 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-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoSure, but if your focus has political ramifications that you’re ignoring… Well, the Nuremberg defence didn’t work either.
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.