- the facts of the case are irrelevant, what's important now is how the tech companies reacted
- the facts of the case are extremely relevant, because that would obviously inform how Twitter/Facebook deal with the content on their website
- Twitter's response was severely mismanaged (or not, some think it was wise) because it will invite further accusations that they "censor" conservative voices
- The usual, and completely unsettled, debate about publisher vs platform for social media companies
- "How did we get here? When I was young, the internet was a free for all and it was cool. Can we go back to that?"
- Some interesting discussions about if democracy can survive in the social media age
- At times, some philosophical discussions about what is a "fact"
- An interesting discussion about what it means to have "anonymous" sources
- A great discussion about if the "slippery slope" actually is a logical fallacy
There's a few more.
To be quite frank, HN really is a good community. These are all worthy things to talk about! Within the horrorshow that is 2020, it's kind of cool that there's a place where a (mostly) civil discussion can be had about these extremely complex topics.