Politics on YC

19 pointspsaux6y ago2 comments

I have been a lurker albeit, but love YC news. Part of the policy states limited political chatter. In the last month, I have seen an abundant amount rise to #1, example is today. Can we please address this. I like to think this is my safe place :) Orthogonal to popular belief, science and technology can be a stress reliever from modern day politics.

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dang6y ago· 1 in thread

You're probably seeing fluctuation within the normal range. HN's policy and moderation have been the same for a long time. The submissions and comments that get posted are certainly influenced by macro trends in society at large—we can't be immune from them—but all that has been happening for a long time as well. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17014869 if you want more reassurance.

psauxOP6y ago

Thanks! Great data in that link

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