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'If you are claiming that the article is a lie, written only to encourage a change in messaging rather than a change in perspective, you are violating the core
by nocman 10y ago
'If you are claiming that the article is a lie, written only to encourage a change in messaging rather than a change in perspective, you are violating the core principles of discussion of on HN which is "charity"'
^^ Huh? So if the parent is fully convinced that "the article is a lie, written only to encourage a change in messaging rather than a change in perspective" it is against HN principals of discussion for him to say so?
- shkkmo 10y agohttp://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/charity.html http://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/charity.html Dismissing an argument or article with a "They don't really mean that" does not tend to lead to very productive discussions, especially when there is no attempt made to asses the argument at face value.