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Comment by davidw | Hacker News Reader

By and large, articles here should not step on 'ideological toes' because overtly political articles are not supposed to be here:

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

One could be forgiven for not noting that though, given that the moderators aren't all that thorough about nuking them.

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Pretending that one can live in a world that isn't deeply political requires a massive amount of privilege, ignorance, or both. Discussing those who are left out or even harmed by the economic and technologic trends that our industry contributes to is a lot more important, valuable, and relevant than reading about some kid's failed startups again and again.

Who said the world isn't political? Did I say that? Did I say I don't care about politics?

Pretending that Hacker News is the whole world is kind of bizarre. I do not appreciate your condescending attitude.

My criticism is of the idea of a "no politics" (overt or otherwise) policy, not you for pointing it out. Said policy on a news site backed by entities with serious capital who work to change the world is troubling.

Sorry for the confusion.

It doesn't take an overtly political article to upset ideological sensibilities. Since technology is inherently intertwined with ideology, it's not possible to have a fruitful discussion on any topic concerning technology (perhaps aside from certain pure technicalities) without stepping on any ideological toes.

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