I think this falls squarely into the sort of non-tech political news that doesn't fit here. I have some sympathy for the company, but it's 50 manufacturing jobs in Minneapolis, and all the interesting conversation will be around political topics like law enforcement and the enormous racial disparity in the twin cities.
HN is a biz first, tech second kida place. The tech is here mostly to make money, with some feelgood PR sprinkled around liberally. While I agree comemnts may go offtopic, I think there is some insight to be had when to move your company, and if this is one of those times.
One of my tech companies moved from the gulf area to the rockies a decade ago as a result of the looting and destruction following flooding from a hurricane. Having spent 4 years, and millions of dollars, it somehow seems relevant to a tech biz conversation
I...disagree...the majority of content (and comments) found within the first few pages on any given day is quite technical, IMO. Not saying it's good or bad, but my observation. Maybe we are experiencing different rankings?
Given the preponderance of attention that has been given to the "other side" of this "non-tech political" situation by this site--the happy-glowy "completely peaceful" protests (as mentioned by at least one other Hacker News commenter in a top-level, highest-ranked comment)--I think it's fair to show the effects of what really transpired over those days, and in particular their effects on business.
As the article states, near 1000 commercial properties were damaged, and 52 were completely destroyed. This business and its employees are not the only ones grappling with the effects of this massive indiscriminate violence, and I think it's important to see the effects of those actions.
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[ 5.1 ms ] story [ 23.8 ms ] threadOne of my tech companies moved from the gulf area to the rockies a decade ago as a result of the looting and destruction following flooding from a hurricane. Having spent 4 years, and millions of dollars, it somehow seems relevant to a tech biz conversation
I...disagree...the majority of content (and comments) found within the first few pages on any given day is quite technical, IMO. Not saying it's good or bad, but my observation. Maybe we are experiencing different rankings?
As the article states, near 1000 commercial properties were damaged, and 52 were completely destroyed. This business and its employees are not the only ones grappling with the effects of this massive indiscriminate violence, and I think it's important to see the effects of those actions.