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IT4MD ◴[] No.45348382[source]
Can't post this here, or Dang will show up and shit on your opinions.

He does not allow politic posts.

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1. nh23423fefe ◴[] No.45348526[source]
hackers dont find this interesting
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2. maroon_unperson ◴[] No.45354316[source]
Dang is a great moderator, but I think it's a reach to say hackers don't find this interesting, it's not getting upvotes from nowhere.

Hackers have a natural curiosity for the world, and that includes politics too.

From phrack and cult of the dead cow, to chaos computer club and even pg's own writings, none can be described as completely a-political.

The ability for an increasingly authoritarian leader to wave a hand and ban a mostly exaggerated threat is exactly the type of dystopia hackers have been writing about for years. I may not see it that way but surely that is interesting and worth discussing!

The flagging and flame war suppression mechanisms do us a disservice by silencing these topics and relegating them to an unseen graveyard.