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This is literally the stupidest thing I've read on HN in a very long time. Bravo intrepid commenter for declaring the consumption of meat to be worse than the s

by yardie 11y ago

This is literally the stupidest thing I've read on HN in a very long time. Bravo intrepid commenter for declaring the consumption of meat to be worse than the sexual abuse of small children. You've done a disservice to vegans and vegetarians, everywhere.

MichaelApproved 11y ago
Don't be rude.
- jacquesm 11y ago
  He's not rude, at a guess that's quite restrained (compared to what my version of that comment would be anyway).
  - MichaelApproved 11y ago
    From the guidelines > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
erikb 11y ago
That's not what I did. You read it incorrectly. But I have to say I aimed to achieve that misinterpretation. Now either you just ignore everything and think all the world is a simple happy place, or you get a step closer to that "aha" effect, realising there are people that really have that point of view and that it is as valid as yours. While for your personal life it might never matter, it certainly matters for cooperation on an international level.
inDigiNeous 11y ago
That's your view. My view is that all life is equally important. Why is abusing a child worse than killing another living being ? Can you elaborate ? I know and realize this is a stupid argument to have, especially on Hacker News, but if people are ready to make arguments about the subject that animals have no right, on a certain level we are ready to make the argument that maybe foreigners or "lower level people" as many tend to think don't have the same right to live. You see the connection I'm trying to make ?
rimantas 11y ago
Wait till the news about some group who fights for animal righst so much that they want to get rid of predators come to HN. Yes, it does exist.

by yardie 11y ago

MichaelApproved 11y ago

Don't be rude.

jacquesm 11y ago
He's not rude, at a guess that's quite restrained (compared to what my version of that comment would be anyway).
- MichaelApproved 11y ago
  From the guidelines > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

erikb 11y ago

That's not what I did. You read it incorrectly. But I have to say I aimed to achieve that misinterpretation. Now either you just ignore everything and think all the world is a simple happy place, or you get a step closer to that "aha" effect, realising there are people that really have that point of view and that it is as valid as yours. While for your personal life it might never matter, it certainly matters for cooperation on an international level.

inDigiNeous 11y ago

That's your view. My view is that all life is equally important. Why is abusing a child worse than killing another living being ? Can you elaborate ? I know and realize this is a stupid argument to have, especially on Hacker News, but if people are ready to make arguments about the subject that animals have no right, on a certain level we are ready to make the argument that maybe foreigners or "lower level people" as many tend to think don't have the same right to live. You see the connection I'm trying to make ?

rimantas 11y ago

Wait till the news about some group who fights for animal righst so much that they want to get rid of predators come to HN. Yes, it does exist.