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I Quit Hacker News

(mattmaroon.com)
261 points cwan | 1 comments | 23 Nov 10 17:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lwhi ◴[23 Nov 10 17:16 UTC] No.1934446[source]▶
Why not quit quietly?
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davidw ◴[23 Nov 10 17:28 UTC] No.1934509[source]▶
Perhaps PG will change his mind about allowing political articles (TSA)?
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devmonk ◴[23 Nov 10 17:34 UTC] No.1934539[source]▶
How is the TSA political?
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gloob ◴[23 Nov 10 17:47 UTC] No.1934596[source]▶
The TSA isn't. The TSA articles are. They have almost nothing to do with startups, and even less to do with tech. They are the antithesis of intellectually interesting.
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1. rbancroft ◴[23 Nov 10 20:20 UTC] No.1935188[source]▶
The site is currently called Hacker News, not Startup or Tech news. Even though the site is heavily associated with the ycombinator brand, for a lot of people, the hacker identity has a lot to do with personal freedom, even more so than technology. So if this site is really only about startups and tech then it is poorly named.

Startups can be very hacker-oriented, however forming a startup to sell out to a large corp. in the end is very anti-hacker in my opinion. But you don't see people complaining about every startup article on the site. The reality seems to be that the site attracts a cross section of visitors.

Resisting unjust searches and ridiculous security theatre procedures is hacking. The fact that it is also political is irrelevant. I have a hard time understanding a mentality where these issues are not considered interesting or important as they affect our most basic rights. Is your startup or your tech really worth anything without freedom?