I posted this article because I think book restrictions by governments (and in this instance involving bookstores instead of just libraries) are interesting to hackers. However, I jumped the gun because the bill is still in committee with no progress yet, and the bill author is not optimistic that it will pass in this form. I will email [email protected] to ask whether my post should be deleted.
Freedom of speech is a topic that is political, but also deeply tied to hacker culture, which generally views the ability to share ideas as a fundamental part of the ethos.
Reporting on the persecution of intellectual curiosity is clearly in scope. Sorry that even the basics our existing have been politicized these days. Totalitarianism knows no boundaries.
It doesn't lead to curious or interesting conversation though. it's an appeal to emotion. "harmful speech" was originally defined by the far left, and it looks like the far right defined it in a way that it wasn't intended. Not a surprise, is it?
It's not a surprise. The discussion isn't the curious/interesting sort based around such actions being anything novel, rather it's a straightforward response to hacker ideals and our open society in general being under attack.
