The political intensity has been greater for at least 6 months now, but that's a matter of degree. There's nothing qualitatively new about this issue.
The principle here has been in place since HN's founding (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html) and after ten years of practice I think it's fair to say it's not 'romantic'. The site is what it is because we stick to that principle. It would have decayed years ago if we hadn't, and we shouldn't let that happen now.
The principle here has been in place since HN's founding (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html) and after ten years of practice I think it's fair to say it's not 'romantic'. The site is what it is because we stick to that principle. It would have decayed years ago if we hadn't, and we shouldn't let that happen now.