[–] [dead] jason5543 6y ago ↗ If we were in China, the author of anything remotely like this piece would be thrown in jail and everyone who read this would be put on a list.If Xi Jinping didn't downplay and deny Covid-19 at the point of outbreak, perhaps there would be no global pandemic.
[–] throwaway_4499 6y ago ↗ Circa 2010: Hackernews was used to discuss hot new technology and folks share their learnings and research work.2020: Hackernews is a place where folks share and discuss politics.Instead of siding with one or the other, lets think about how we could help fix this. [–] dang 6y ago ↗ People have been posting complaints about politics on HN since long before 2010. They were also complaining about HN turning into Reddit before it was even called Hacker News. Some of these perceptions are perennial.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869
[–] dang 6y ago ↗ People have been posting complaints about politics on HN since long before 2010. They were also complaining about HN turning into Reddit before it was even called Hacker News. Some of these perceptions are perennial.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 22.6 ms ] threadIf Xi Jinping didn't downplay and deny Covid-19 at the point of outbreak, perhaps there would be no global pandemic.
2020: Hackernews is a place where folks share and discuss politics.
Instead of siding with one or the other, lets think about how we could help fix this.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869