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Re:Ask HN: Why can't the US government run their own social ... by bartonfink on Thursday April 04, 2024 @02:08PM (#39933935)
Downvoting this pabulum isn't enough.

You're right, in an abstract HN bullshit sense. It does not need to be this complicated. Nevertheless it is, for reasons that are much more complicated than setting up a Mastodon instance. You are obtusely ignoring the complications.

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Re:Ask HN: Why can't the US government run their own social ... by rglullis on Thursday April 04, 2024 @05:26PM (#39935975)
So the answer is just "American Exceptionalism"?
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't the US government run their own social ... by bartonfink on Friday April 05, 2024 @01:41AM (#39939011)
If America is exceptional in specific relevant ways, yes. No points for you, go back to history class.
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