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178 points tigroferoce | 5 comments | 10 Jul 25 07:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.491s | source
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wkat4242 ◴[10 Jul 25 11:42 UTC] No.44519877[source]▶
> World doesn't live in echo chambers. The reality emerges from the collision of different viewpoints and perspectives - that's how we separate signal from noise

To be honest, when people start talking about "echo chambers" it's usually because they are upset that I won't listen to bigoted alt-right hate.

For me this term has gained a really negative connotation. I understand the problem but hearing the same tired ranty talking points repeated is not helping my state of mind. If that means I am in an "echo chamber", so be it. Alternative viewpoints, fine, when there is something to build on. But there are limits. When differences in opinion are too extreme debating them is only causing agitation and polarisation, in my experience.

I understand the point but I wouldn't use the term "echo chamber" anymore.

I like this service by the way. I've been thinking of making something myself by using an AI to filter news feeds by the topics I'd be interested in. Edit: Just found out it is very configurable, that's great! My original point was that the default is very US centric in its news choice but this can be simply modified.

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mossTechnician ◴[10 Jul 25 12:36 UTC] No.44520302[source]▶
For additional context, it's difficult to separate press releases by Kagi from the views of its founder, who has been criticized[0] for partnering with Yandex after Russia invaded Ukraine, and for other statements involving politics and tech[1].

[0]: https://ioc.exchange/@troed/113311981054448887

[1]: https://chaos.social/@scy/111704636274463611

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1. arandomusername ◴[10 Jul 25 13:06 UTC] No.44520567[source]▶
Is it partnership or do they just simply use yandex as a data-feed among many other sources?

It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product.

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2. saubeidl ◴[10 Jul 25 13:16 UTC] No.44520672[source]▶
There is no such thing as being apolitical. "Just focusing on the product" is implicitly supporting the status quo.
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3. Kbelicius ◴[10 Jul 25 13:17 UTC] No.44520690[source]▶
> It's refreshing to see that the Kagi founder isn't on a political correctness crusade and chooses to focus on product.

What does waging wars and committing war crimes have to do with political correctness? Please help me understand. Besides, Kagi is heavily politicized, their moto is "humanize the web". Can't really see how one can be for humanizing the web when they have no problems financing regimes that dehumanize actual humans.

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4. arandomusername ◴[10 Jul 25 13:19 UTC] No.44520703[source]▶
Hope you don't use any Google/Amazon products or any product that uses Google/Amazon products then.
5. arandomusername ◴[10 Jul 25 13:47 UTC] No.44521056[source]▶
Yandex is connected to Russia's government similarly to how Google/Microsoft/Amazon/etc are connected to US's government, and perhaps Israel's government. Should he stop dealing with those companies too?