Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA?

Re:Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA? by dboat on Wednesday January 11, 2012 @08:07PM (#3454587)

Personally, I don't think the "eyes of history" will care much what whether or not HN went dark for the purpose of symbolic value. These statements of yours seem to apply better to group demonstrations of the more traditional variety.

I agree that HN we ought to be willing to go dark, (insofar as HN is a leader of anything) but still vote no on the grounds that it will be a meaningless gesture. Leaders should be willing to sacrifice as they ask from others, that doesn't mean it's helpful in every situation.

ps. I may be biased. I've never been very big on symbolic value.

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Re:Poll: Do you think HN should go dark in protest of SOPA? by sebastianconcpt on Monday January 16, 2012 @10:24AM (#3470917)

HN is a group of people (before anything else). If you underestimate yourself or your people, then you are doing a favor to the establishment that wants you and your people to stay invisible.

Think it from different points of view.

For example: if HN goes down, it could be a fact noticeable for a journalist's investigation. With luck, it could become a paragraph in a New York Times article about this subject.

You can more influential than you are thinking.

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