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How does your attempt to silence me add to this conversation in any way? I asked for an explanation of why this is so difficult. I'm not being unreasonable. Com
by wbronitsky 8y ago
How does your attempt to silence me add to this conversation in any way? I asked for an explanation of why this is so difficult. I'm not being unreasonable. Comments like this make me not want to participate here on HN
- atr2 8y agoYou're asking to silence others, you're getting a taste of your own medicine.
- wbronitsky 8y agoI'm glad I know the tenor of the conversation here. Enjoy yourselves
- tomhoward 8y agoThere are plenty of people on HN who go to some effort to comment with thoughtfulness and nuance, and who try hard to help others understand complex issues by discussing them in great depth. In this case you've encountered people who don't comment in such a way, but that's more likely to happen when you invoke highly controversial issues without great caution. Indeed this is why the HN guidelines ask people to avoid introducing flamewar topics, as reactions like this are inevitable, not just on HN, but anywhere on the internet. Take it from someone who's been on HN for over 10 years: the good far outweighs the bad, but it's up to all of us to make the effort to keep the standard high.