alt Hacker News>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.
> As I understand it, this place is about technology and curiosity, not fascism and genocide
You have apparently not yet connected the dynamics driving so much enthusiasm for fascism and genocide. The tech industry owns this problem.
Most of these threads are flagged anyway, so if you want to be a part of this discussion you have to check /active. This seems like an eminently reasonable compromise, with only the occasionally discussion being rescued from the flagging gauntlet and bubbling up to the main page.