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Thank you for your comment, moderator dang. I understand HN is a place of great intellectual curiosity where the Freedom of Speech is valued. In the context of
by Leary 7y ago
Thank you for your comment, moderator dang. I understand HN is a place of great intellectual curiosity where the Freedom of Speech is valued. In the context of potential contentious political issues here in America, however, I also understand the very idea of "freedom of speech" has become a hot button idea used by many who advocate for hate speech. I will refrain from commenting on sensitive issues like these from now on to honor the spirit of this place.
- Leary 7y agoand my mention of "Community Guidelines" was in reference to Tiktok's, not HackerNews. Sorry if there were any confusion that caused any offense! I like HackerNews' guidelines.
- dang 7y agoJust to be clear, we're not asking you to refrain from commenting on divisive topics, just to not use HN primarily for arguing about them (see https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix&page=0&query=by:dang%20primarily%20test https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...). That's the same thing we ask everybody. Use of HN should be based in intellectual curiosity. That leaves room for discussing sensitive issues some of the time, just not all of the time. And of course the discussion should be thoughtful rather than flaming.