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I prefer to see if those users will come forward and comment on this without being named directly. However, if you're genuinely curious, algolia brings up plen
by darkpuma 8y ago
I prefer to see if those users will come forward and comment on this without being named directly.
However, if you're genuinely curious, algolia brings up plenty of examples pretty regularly. In particular I am thinking of a discussion from 2012 in which one particular HN 'power user' makes a lot of comments trying to debunk the idea that Assange actually feared extradition to America. That's one particularly egregious example off the top of my head, but there are plenty of others. I have another cute example of that same user citing the case of Polanski to argue that extradition to America was unlikely. In 2016 this user flat out said that Assange's expressed concern of extradition to America was 'dishonest' and 'irrational.'
I believe that should give you enough to go off of to find what I'm talking about. Like I said, I would rather see if that user comes forward without being directly confronted, and what they will say if they do.
@areyousure I have given you ample leads to find the specific comments I am talking about. Are you sure you looked? You won't have to go down the leader list very far at all to find the user I am talking about. It's 9am in Chicago, maybe he will be gracing us with his insight soon!
- areyousure 8y ago> If you can't find an actual quote to disagree with, you may be arguing with a straw man. http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html http://paulgraham.com/disagree.html
- IshKebab 8y agoHe's right, it was a common sentiment.