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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by scbrg on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:20AM (#37943291)
> I have seen HN threads ridiculing some govt website for being outdated or not fixing the latest vulnerability or not using the latest version etc. Or if they do allocate a bigger chunk of their budget for tech and there will be unreasonable HN threads about how one user feels he/she could build it over a weekend and question the budgets.

So? Public institutions are free to run "outdated" web sites and ignore random people ridiculing them on HN. "We're on a budget, stop whining" is a perfectly valid response, if a such behavior even warrants a response.

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Re:I'm banned for life from advertising on Meta. Because I t... by johnnyanmac on Thursday October 19, 2023 @11:55AM (#37944614)
>Public institutions are free to run "outdated" web sites and ignore random people ridiculing them on HN.

And people are free to ignore them and rely on trillion dollar corporations.

I understand your point, but the main point here isn't internet elitism. It's how you justify hosting servers for stuff no one is already visiting. "Not relying on Meta" is an equally HN take.

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