Preaching to the choir here, but I would like to voice my strong dissent towards this move.
Trump and his cabinet directly effect everything HN stands for: the planet, space exploration, online surveillance. These are not "off-topic" at all. In fact, I'd go as far to argue that even this week-long ban should not touch anything to do with climate change. Climate change is science, not politics, and what Trump does now (see: EPA pick) affects this like nothing else.
Please let this be an experiment and nothing more. I come to HN to have a discussion on a wide range of topics, including politics.
Trump and his cabinet directly effect everything HN stands for: the planet, space exploration, online surveillance. These are not "off-topic" at all. In fact, I'd go as far to argue that even this week-long ban should not touch anything to do with climate change. Climate change is science, not politics, and what Trump does now (see: EPA pick) affects this like nothing else.
Please let this be an experiment and nothing more. I come to HN to have a discussion on a wide range of topics, including politics.
Thanks.