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Why is Hacker News like that?
drewdevault.com/blog/Why-is-HN-like-that/Replying to @muelltonne@feddit.org
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.
Replying to @ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml
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.
Replying to @sanpo@sopuli.xyz
Technical people ignoring the politics and focusing on technical discussions is like… the whole problem.
Replying to @naught101@lemmy.world
I disagree, it’s ok for forums to have a focus. Hacker News has always been focused on tech and startups
Replying to @hirihit640@sh.itjust.works
Sure, but if your focus has political ramifications that you’re ignoring… Well, the Nuremberg defence didn’t work either.