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President says broadcasters should lose licenses for criticizing him

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145 points perihelions | 1 comments | 18 Sep 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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LarsDu88 ◴[18 Sep 25 20:18 UTC] No.45294473[source]▶
How many minutes before HN takes this one down? Seen at least 5 political posts get shut down today
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belter ◴[18 Sep 25 20:20 UTC] No.45294500[source]▶
The most impressive was this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45282482

800 comments and nowhere to be seen in the first 15 pages... :-)

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panarchy ◴[18 Sep 25 23:49 UTC] No.45296413[source]▶
Back in my day hackers were anti-authoritarian
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1. LarsDu88 ◴[19 Sep 25 18:42 UTC] No.45304988[source]▶
Y combinator isn't hackers. It's venture capitalists trying to advertise to computer nerds to make lots of money.

VCs in the late 1970s (the real age of "hackers") were, in the words of John Doerr, considered "filthy real estate salesmen." This was the opinion at the time of Andy Grove, who was CEO of intel during its rise.

The big companies and VCs are cowering to protect their investments.