Comment by NikxDa 5 days ago Yes, China, the bastion of free speech...https://freedomhouse.org/country/china/freedom-world/2025 3 comments NikxDa Reply bcraven 5 days ago I know HN takes a dim view on them, but that post was a joke. Of _course_ China isn't a bastion of free speech, that is why the joke is funny. N_Lens 5 days ago I think HN has a higher than average number of people who are unable to detect irony or sarcasm. gradientsrneat 4 days ago Due to Poe's law, one can never be sure if such views are expressed genuinely.
bcraven 5 days ago I know HN takes a dim view on them, but that post was a joke. Of _course_ China isn't a bastion of free speech, that is why the joke is funny. N_Lens 5 days ago I think HN has a higher than average number of people who are unable to detect irony or sarcasm. gradientsrneat 4 days ago Due to Poe's law, one can never be sure if such views are expressed genuinely.
N_Lens 5 days ago I think HN has a higher than average number of people who are unable to detect irony or sarcasm. gradientsrneat 4 days ago Due to Poe's law, one can never be sure if such views are expressed genuinely.
gradientsrneat 4 days ago Due to Poe's law, one can never be sure if such views are expressed genuinely.
I know HN takes a dim view on them, but that post was a joke. Of _course_ China isn't a bastion of free speech, that is why the joke is funny.
I think HN has a higher than average number of people who are unable to detect irony or sarcasm.
Due to Poe's law, one can never be sure if such views are expressed genuinely.