alt Hacker News> they should certainly be opt-in issues, here.
Even if that were accepted as fact (it isn't), tech complicity in fascism and genocide shouldn't ever be among such issues.
> There is value in having sanctuaries.
There is, and there are many. But this isn't your sanctuary.
Never was, and never should be.
> If people from Kyiv, Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Congo, Venezuela or Rwanda can come here and contribute to topics of tech and curiosity without making it about their situation, then so can anyone else.
Imagine seeing 9 of your 10 children get blown up with the aid of Microsoft and Google and Amazon tech, then reading the above sentence on HN.
Really. Imagine it.
Imagine it. Imagine how you would feel. Imagine the rage. Feel it.
>Even if that were accepted as fact (it isn't), tech complicity in fascism and genocide shouldn't ever be among such issues.
As I understand it, this place is about technology and curiosity, not fascism and genocide,
There are plenty of other places talking about fascism and genocide, this is not one of those places.
>There is, and there are many. But this isn't your sanctuary.
Since the story has been flagged I still feel it's my sanctuary. And I think it's right to flag it.
>Imagine seeing 9 of your 10 children get blown up with the aid of Microsoft and Google.
I would feel no rage, as I don't believe anyone, ever in the history of Google or Microsoft, intended to blow up any children, anywhere. Not once.
I want to discuss dotnet, dart, gmail, visual studio, android, and whatever else from those companies, without having to deal with what horrible people do with their technology.
I want to emphasize that the topics you mention are important too, just not here.