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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by idopmstuff on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:33PM (#35122213)
I agree with you on this, but I'm thinking more as a matter of perspective. HN is just not a place where I expect to see vicious, anti-tech backlash given the demographics.
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by norwalkbear on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:48PM (#35122482)
It's because tech has become synonymous with woke
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by blululu on Sunday March 12, 2023 @01:09PM (#35122811)
Except among left wing circles where tech has become synonymous with fascist. Most of the people I've seen calling for depositors to lose everything are leftwing of the woke variety. Of course both right and left seem to ignore that bailing out a bank and backing up depositors are really very different policies an different issues.
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by pbourke on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:51PM (#35122533)
Perhaps it’s an anti-SV backlash? Seems misguided as a lot of the places that you’ll want to work 5-10 years from now are probably depositors at SVB. I think we all have an interest in a trustworthy financial system so rooting for depositors to get wiped out seems particularly short sighted.
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by duxup on Sunday March 12, 2023 @01:18PM (#35122952)
I agree with your specific example as well.

I think the demographics are changing, more so in higher visibility articles, but generally too.

I think the best part about HN has always been the comments discipline. People generally only respond when they have some knowledge (not just “I watched a YouTube video).

That has faded sadly.

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