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Re:Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative by kennywinker on Thursday August 20, 2026 @09:59AM (#49374677)
> politics doesn't have to be on-topic for every forum

The idea that you could separate “politics” from a topic as broad as technology is almost laughable. Yes, this is a bad place to discuss election outcomes and candidate nominations. But tech and its social implications are wrapped up in ways that can’t be separated.

A quick skim of your comment history shows you’re very happy to wade into politics, so I feel this is a bad-faith admonishment that attempts to point at guidelines to discourage opinions you disagree with.

Re:Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative by dang on Thursday August 20, 2026 @11:06PM (#49383266)
Can you please not cross into personal attack? You're right, of course, that technology and politics cannot be separated, and your point about (I'm paraphrasing here) horse-race politics being off topic is well taken. But the last bit was over the line, and not necessary to make your substantive point.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html