Why “Democratic” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
You overthink this. Participating in HN is in no way like democratic voting. And sometimes it is my (or yours) comment that is the problem. Let's not pretend that 90% of HN comm…
by msm_ · Sep 10, 2026
It will always be the driver. The question is always going to be whether we spend X amount of resources to get Y probability of restoring Z health to someone (or someone to Z le…
by pessimizer · Sep 9, 2026
> Last I checked usernames aren't a public good. You're part of a social network and they get to set the policy. I'd count this as "strong-armed into this". The giants want all…
by ben_w · Sep 9, 2026
Not many people in their 50s are trying new technology. No, what usually happens is a distrusted corporation just keeps sweetening the pot until the users come crawling back. I…
by asdfman123 · Sep 9, 2026
You can, but this is public and maybe you should post. If "you are what you repeatedly do" then we all collectively are what we all do. If we each stop arguing with racists beca…
by jodrellblank · Sep 9, 2026
> I didn’t believe it at first, because I’ve always considered YC, in spite of its flaws, to be politically astute. YC's current CEO is Garry Tan, who has a lot of ties to "effe…
by georgemcbay · Sep 9, 2026
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