[pvnick]

Political discourse is off-limits on Hacker News *

*Except when Sam Altman feels like talking about it

[dang]

That's completely untrue—actually it's a combo pack of false statements. I've been doing the moderation thing for years now yet still wince when I see such things delivered with such snark.

[aaron-lebo]

That's not really fair. There's lots of political discourse on HN.

[jrs95]

I see mods getting after people about it when they're not expressing the generally accepted view around here too, though.

[artursapek]

In my experience political posts get [Dead]ed pretty fast, but this guy's articles always stay at the top for hours because of his association with HN/YC.