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Re:Did Elon Musk Appear to Sieg Heil at Trump Inauguration? by dang on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:07PM (#42785685)
Nearly all stories about his muskness get flagged, especially the sensational ones, for reasons that are not hard for anyone who has read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html to understand.

The underlying issue isn't boo-$celebrity vs. yay-$celebrity, it's that HN doesn't function well under indignation or repetition, and that topic maximizes both.

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Re:Did Elon Musk Appear to Sieg Heil at Trump Inauguration? by insane_dreamer on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @11:50PM (#42789137)
Fair enough. And this one in particular fits in that category of pro/anti Elon.

But the DOGE ones also being flagged[0] don't fit that category and are highly relevant and impactful, IMO.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42775684

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Re:Did Elon Musk Appear to Sieg Heil at Trump Inauguration? by dang on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @12:14AM (#42789270)
With that one, it was hard to tell how much the story was just about a rename vs. how much was about substantive changes. I've belatedly turned off the flags though.
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