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It's the lowest-effort of low-effort virtue signaling, that's why. Look at me, I'm so not racist, unlike all you racisty racists who have the gall to talk about
by mzw_mzw 10y ago
It's the lowest-effort of low-effort virtue signaling, that's why. Look at me, I'm so not racist, unlike all you racisty racists who have the gall to talk about a subway line instead of something I care about.
- yolesaber 10y agoIt's actually a very pertinent issue to NYC subway lines, as many of the severely congested ones (such as the J/M/Z line) run through minority neighborhoods but they don't receive very much maintenance, upgrade, or fanfare in the way of these three new stops which, in all fairness, will do little to alleviate the growing capacity problems facing the MTA. Furthermore the comment never once referred to anyone externally as a racist. It simply highlighted a problematic disparity. Projecting much?
- donretag 10y agoWhile I meant no "racism" my original comment, I did use the "rich white" adjectives. Race has nothing to do with it, my apologies, but classism still remains. I remember when the last subway extension was completed in the late '80s (E/F extension into Queens). That truly did serve marginalized neighborhoods. Back then, the income disparity was far less.
- pavel_lishin 10y ago> the comment never once referred to anyone externally as a racist. "X didn't explicitly say Y" is the online commentary version of holding a hand an inch away from a sibling's face in the car, saying "I'm not touching you".
- yolesaber 10y agoAnd this comment is the online version of my dad choking to death on a lobster roll
- cooper12 10y ago> instead of something I care about Are socioeconomic issues not important? Or are the well-to-do non-minority programmers of HN above discussing them? For all you know, donretag is directly affected by this and wants to voice their displeasure. Calling it virtue signaling is dismissive and refuses to actually acknowledge or even touch on the problem.
- hackuser 10y agoThis comment seems inappropriate. HN, and any other forum, would be better off without it. Attributing something to another commenter and then criticizing them for it is senseless, meaningless, and inflammatory.