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20 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Aug \ parent \ on: Yen Carry Trade Apocalypse bitcoin
I'd bet Stacker News is one of the least political social media platforms, but since I'm never going to check the others, I'll never know for sure.
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24 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 6 Aug
During that trump thing, it got very political for a while.
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30 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Aug
I'm not sure I'd describe talking about an assassination attempt as political, per se. It just seems like an interesting news event.
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33 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 6 Aug
Isnt anything aboout a politician political?
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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Aug
I don't think so. I think "political" should describe things that are about policy differences, campaign strategies, polling, political philosophy, etc.
If Barack Obama bought a basketball team, I wouldn't think of that as political news.
Trump might be the most famous person in the history of the world and some kid shot him in the head. That's big news, regardless of what he was doing or why he's so famous.
Edit: I altered the Obama example.
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30 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 6 Aug
Oh man, dont you hate it when people edit stuff? Especially to say exactly opposite of what you gave sats for? lol
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20 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 6 Aug
It doesn’t happen often, but, especially during a disagreement, it does bother me.
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35 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 6 Aug
Haha I havent done it yet. I have wanted to, though. I think it would be a bit hilarious.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 6 Aug
ek and Natalia do it often, but only playfully, as far as I’ve seen.
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