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Printing creates a barrier to entry. You have to have enough conviction in your idea and determination to actually write the statement, lay it out, and print an
by gooddelta 8y ago
Printing creates a barrier to entry. You have to have enough conviction in your idea and determination to actually write the statement, lay it out, and print and distribute it. You don't just type "oh shit closeparen should be hanged lmao," hit send, and reach 100 people.
- user111233 8y agoSo we should just ban the internet because some village in india couldn't use it right?
- gooddelta 8y agoSee, this is exactly the problem I'm talking about. user11123 is being given a platform to spin the narrative and build negative sentiment – despite having exactly 10 karma – and I'm now wasting time replying to them. This is exactly how disinformation campaigns and propaganda succeed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- dang 8y agoThis comment breaks the site guidelines, which ask: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." If you'd review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
- dang 8y agoPlease don't copy and paste what you posted elsewhere. That lowers the signal/noise ratio.