Comment by mfieldhouse
13 years ago
Because HN isn't a politics site. In fact it's not even a tech news site. That's what the likes of mashable are for.
13 years ago
Because HN isn't a politics site. In fact it's not even a tech news site. That's what the likes of mashable are for.
Technology is a tool, how you use that tool is an expression of politics, whether or not you consciously think it is.
It is inevitable that on a technology site, politics relating to technology will come in.
Do they need to be ~80% of the front page though?
yes. Especially when it is of this importance. Even IF it was 80%, which of course it is not.
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