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I can appreciate comments on HN that counter the prevailing wisdom or even question if something is a conspiracy or not with some (at least circumstantial) evid
by brazzledazzle 10y ago
I can appreciate comments on HN that counter the prevailing wisdom or even question if something is a conspiracy or not with some (at least circumstantial) evidence and without being too leading but hrodriguez's comment just reads like any other creepy, angry and nasty conspiracy theorist's vitriol. I don't know if it violates any guidelines but I hope we make this kind of comment style unwelcome on HN. There's entire communities dedicated to this style of discussion they can participate in.
- ubernostrum 10y agoWhen someone insists on that style of writing at someone, complete with the "Mrs Tufekci" bit, I just mentally read it in the voice of Hugo Weaving from The Matrix. It works surprisingly well!
- hackuser 10y agoAgreed. A main purpose of propaganda is not to persuade people, but to create enough noise that intelligent discussion is impossible. That seems to be working, to some degree, on HN.
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