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Hmm. This was on the front page, generating lots of discussion. Now it’s hidden. What’s up HN? How is this not a relevant article here?

by dimal 10mo ago

parasubvert 10mo ago
it usually devolves into a mess of a comments section because it's about freedom vs. control / moral panic vs. apathy.
AznHisoka 10mo ago
I think they have some of algorithm that pushes down articles with too high a comment/upvote ratio
- deleted 10mo ago
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roadside_picnic 10mo ago
HN is heavily biased towards silencing any content that makes any subset of its readership uncomfortable. This policy exists under the mistaken (I hope) assumption that silence is not fundamentally biased, which is usually not the case. Posts about climate change, Israel/Palestine, uncomfortable concerns about the state of the industry etc will very often disappear quickly once they hit the home page. Of course silence about climate change is beneficial for those contributing the most to it, silence about Israel/Palestine is very beneficial to Israel, and clearly silence about lack of concern for child safety by major tech companies benefits those companies.
- beeflet 10mo ago
  The real-world conditions are beneficial to israel. I don't think yapping about it will resolve the conflict any more than it did for tibet. What more can be said about the matter? Some pro-palestine organization will accuse Israel of genocide, and Israelis will continue bulldozing inch by inch. As for "uncomfortable concerns about the state of the industry", those are on the front page and top of /active regularly
- zahlman 10mo ago
  > HN is heavily biased towards silencing any content that ... violates the guidelines, in particular: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.
zahlman 10mo ago
I'm seeing it on the front page now, with 300+ comments.

Hmm. This was on the front page, generating lots of discussion. Now it’s hidden. What’s up HN? How is this not a relevant article here?

by dimal 10mo ago

Hmm. This was on the front page, generating lots of discussion. Now it’s hidden. What’s up HN? How is this not a relevant article here?

parasubvert 10mo ago

it usually devolves into a mess of a comments section because it's about freedom vs. control / moral panic vs. apathy.

AznHisoka 10mo ago

I think they have some of algorithm that pushes down articles with too high a comment/upvote ratio

deleted 10mo ago
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roadside_picnic 10mo ago

HN is heavily biased towards silencing any content that makes any subset of its readership uncomfortable. This policy exists under the mistaken (I hope) assumption that silence is not fundamentally biased, which is usually not the case. Posts about climate change, Israel/Palestine, uncomfortable concerns about the state of the industry etc will very often disappear quickly once they hit the home page. Of course silence about climate change is beneficial for those contributing the most to it, silence about Israel/Palestine is very beneficial to Israel, and clearly silence about lack of concern for child safety by major tech companies benefits those companies.

beeflet 10mo ago
The real-world conditions are beneficial to israel. I don't think yapping about it will resolve the conflict any more than it did for tibet. What more can be said about the matter? Some pro-palestine organization will accuse Israel of genocide, and Israelis will continue bulldozing inch by inch. As for "uncomfortable concerns about the state of the industry", those are on the front page and top of /active regularly
zahlman 10mo ago
> HN is heavily biased towards silencing any content that ... violates the guidelines, in particular: > Be kind. Don't be snarky. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. > Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity. > Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data.

zahlman 10mo ago

I'm seeing it on the front page now, with 300+ comments.