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No one forced you to read it.

• verylittlemeat 9y ago
  I read it because the title seemed interesting and I was willing to give the author the benefit of the doubt. What does that have to do with my criticism of it?
• zaarn 9y ago
  "Don't like, don't read" and similar statements aren't a counter argument. (I usually do see them on fanfiction websites though) Criticism of an article is totally valid, there are plenty of frontpage HN posts where people disagree with an author in the comments. And that's good, the author put out this article precisely because they wanted someone to read it and think about it (even if they disagree afterwards) (atleast most proper blog authors and journalists do that for think-pieces and commentaries)
  • te_chris 9y ago
    "If you don't like to exercise just don't do it. You don't need to come up with a cultural conspiracy to feel secure about not liking the gym." I agree with you, I was merely replying to absurdity with absurdity. Parent's criticism challenged the existence of the piece, not the substance.
    • verylittlemeat 9y ago
      The substance of the article is so thin it would be hard to criticize it without questioning its existence. I wasn't being facetious, the author seems to really believe that exercising at the gym is a moralizing corporate conspiracy. Why should anyone take that premise seriously when every school age child knows that humanity has valued athleticism and fitness since at least the time of Ancient Greece?