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I am unable to see any "trolling" in the comment. The comment seems accurate.

• dang 9y ago
  It was more than one comment. We judge 'trolling' by its effects. Inflammatory posts on divisive topics provoke flamewars, and that destroys the commons. https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment&query=by:dang%20troll%20effects https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=... This doesn't mean you can't comment on divisive topics. It means that as the topic gets more divisive, comments need to become more thoughtful and more substantive, not less.
  • jshevek 9y ago
    When you decide that comments are "trolling" by their effects, rather than only their content, you give censorial power to people who respond poorly.