I've always had the impression that there's a strong right leaning bias on HN. I guess that means there's actually a good spread of opinions? Or maybe it comes across differently from the European perspective.
Regardless the DOGE/Musk stuff touches so much on technical/startup related stuff that it starts to become absurd to paint it as purely political and to say it doesn't belong here. There are very few other forums where people understand the security implications of someone having physical access to a server for example, or where the phrase "move fast and break stuff" is familiar to anyone.
I though there's be a minimum age of 18 to register here?
Put it on a left/right issue if you want, but in reality it is about following the law (which is not happening otherwise Trump's EOs and DOGE actions wouldn't be in court so often) and treating government workers with respect. You really want to side with a felon who pardoned almost all J6ers, even those who caused the death of police officers? You want to side with those who want to kill the investigation against Mayor Adams but might want to restart the investigation at a later point? You want to side with the US president who sides with the Russia autocrat and aggressor Putin? You want to side with the President who clearly has no understanding of how tariffs work but announces them against the neighbouring countries with which he previously negotiated a free trade agreement after breaking the old one?
This seems less like a genuine discussion and more like an emotional appeal bundled with a series of accusations. Laws are challenged in court all the time—that's part of the process, not proof of wrongdoing. As for government workers, respect should be earned, not demanded. And as for siding with someone, politics isn't a simple binary where supporting one action means endorsing everything a person has ever done. If we're going to have a meaningful conversation, it should be based on facts and principles, not just loaded questions.
AlecSchueler|1 year ago
Regardless the DOGE/Musk stuff touches so much on technical/startup related stuff that it starts to become absurd to paint it as purely political and to say it doesn't belong here. There are very few other forums where people understand the security implications of someone having physical access to a server for example, or where the phrase "move fast and break stuff" is familiar to anyone.
ObscureMind|1 year ago
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TomK32|1 year ago
I though there's be a minimum age of 18 to register here?
Put it on a left/right issue if you want, but in reality it is about following the law (which is not happening otherwise Trump's EOs and DOGE actions wouldn't be in court so often) and treating government workers with respect. You really want to side with a felon who pardoned almost all J6ers, even those who caused the death of police officers? You want to side with those who want to kill the investigation against Mayor Adams but might want to restart the investigation at a later point? You want to side with the US president who sides with the Russia autocrat and aggressor Putin? You want to side with the President who clearly has no understanding of how tariffs work but announces them against the neighbouring countries with which he previously negotiated a free trade agreement after breaking the old one?
ObscureMind|1 year ago