Comment by jonnycomputer
3 days ago
Yes; this shouldn't have been flagged.
1. Major tech company 2. Major failure of a tech product 3. A public relations disaster for AI
Of course this is a legitimate topic for discussion. Flagging it is bullshit.
3 days ago
Yes; this shouldn't have been flagged.
1. Major tech company 2. Major failure of a tech product 3. A public relations disaster for AI
Of course this is a legitimate topic for discussion. Flagging it is bullshit.
All topics that negatively talk about Trump or Elon get flagged. I'll let you come to a conclusion as to why.
I think it's totally reasonable to flag posts about politics that don't connect to tech much (including non-tech stories about Elon/DOGE).
But then there are submissions like this one that are clearly tech-related: prominent AI alignment issues have to be topical here on HN. Or this one I recently submitted which was at the time new breaking revelations about the TikTok ban: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44461158. Also directly tech-related. And both posts have 100+ upvotes while still remaining flagged. It's definitely frustrating.
When technocrats become cornerstones of American democracy I think the "well it's political" arguments sort of dissolve. Yes, it is political, but it's also technical. Technology, both historically and presently, has been used for just about every political goal. What is War but not a demonstration of technology?