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Dude, your most recent comments on HN are defending Moldbug. This puts to lie any free speech argument there, so just say you're happy because Gawker is a bunch

by zardgiv 10y ago

Dude, your most recent comments on HN are defending Moldbug. This puts to lie any free speech argument there, so just say you're happy because Gawker is a bunch of SJWs and move on.

icebraining 10y ago
I have no love for his political views (or even computing views, for the most part), but has Yarvis/Moldbug ever defamed someone or published private videos? If not, I don't see the hypocrisy.
- zardgiv 10y ago
  Nah, he just talked about how some ethnic groups are genetically predisposed to being good slaves. Seems to be a weird set of priorities where that is deserving of free speech protection, but Gawker as an actual press organization needs to be silenced.
Goladus 10y ago
Dredging my comment history for rhetorical ammunition is rather creepy. I defended Moldbug's right to free speech because I saw no credible argument that he deserved to be punished for it. I did get angry at the smugness of tptacek's dishonesty, which was obvious to me a priori. That was a moment of weakness on my part but has nothing to do with my choice to defend Moldbug, which I stand by until I am persuaded otherwise. > so just say you're happy because Gawker is a bunch of SJWs and move on. That is also true but I yet attempt to be objective and rational in the (rapidly dwindling) hope that reason and discourse will prevail over the coercion and dishonesty of culture warfare.
- zardgiv 10y ago
  It's pretty clear that "objective and rational" is a cover for you to reinforce your existing beliefs, rather than any sort of critical thinking, but, hey, you do you.
  - Goladus 10y ago
    All one can ever do is attempt to be objective and rational. I might have failed, but you certainly have not made a persuasive case, all you have done is fling poo.
dang 10y ago
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11767613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11767613 and marked it off-topic.

by zardgiv 10y ago

Dude, your most recent comments on HN are defending Moldbug. This puts to lie any free speech argument there, so just say you're happy because Gawker is a bunch of SJWs and move on.

icebraining 10y ago

I have no love for his political views (or even computing views, for the most part), but has Yarvis/Moldbug ever defamed someone or published private videos? If not, I don't see the hypocrisy.

zardgiv 10y ago
Nah, he just talked about how some ethnic groups are genetically predisposed to being good slaves. Seems to be a weird set of priorities where that is deserving of free speech protection, but Gawker as an actual press organization needs to be silenced.

Goladus 10y ago

Dredging my comment history for rhetorical ammunition is rather creepy. I defended Moldbug's right to free speech because I saw no credible argument that he deserved to be punished for it. I did get angry at the smugness of tptacek's dishonesty, which was obvious to me a priori. That was a moment of weakness on my part but has nothing to do with my choice to defend Moldbug, which I stand by until I am persuaded otherwise. > so just say you're happy because Gawker is a bunch of SJWs and move on. That is also true but I yet attempt to be objective and rational in the (rapidly dwindling) hope that reason and discourse will prevail over the coercion and dishonesty of culture warfare.

zardgiv 10y ago
It's pretty clear that "objective and rational" is a cover for you to reinforce your existing beliefs, rather than any sort of critical thinking, but, hey, you do you.
- Goladus 10y ago
  All one can ever do is attempt to be objective and rational. I might have failed, but you certainly have not made a persuasive case, all you have done is fling poo.

dang 10y ago

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11767613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11767613 and marked it off-topic.