Why the heck is this 600+ comment thread not on the front page?

xyzal 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Probably penalized due to political themes being discouraged on HN.

Which is IMO a bad decision. You can ignore politics, but politics won't ignore you.

	▲	breatheoften 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Kirk's murder itself made the front page ... so we clearly don't always ignore politically adjacent topics here
	▲	FranzFerdiNaN 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Especially with how tech companies and tech billionaires influence politics.

Jackson__ 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Because it is off topic, as the descent of the US into fascism will not impact the tech sphere in any way whatsoever.

Do I even need the sarcasm mark?