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I haven’t made a single ad hominem here. The opinions I expressed were directed exclusively at the topic being discussed.

• macintux 7y ago
  Ad hominem, no. Disparaging the interest, yes. It’s possible to explore a topic without the disparagement but you keep reverting to the “waste of time” theme, which doesn’t indicate an interest in learning or persuasion.
  • AmericanChopper 7y ago
    Ideas should be protected from criticism to avoid disparagement?...
    • macintux 7y ago
      No, but a discussion the merits of fonts they find interesting is not enriched by a troll who hides behind the fig leaf of “discussing the merits of the topic at hand to satisfy my own intellectual curiosity”. You’re free to do as you wish, but HN discourages your hobby, and thus the downvotes. I just regret the time I’ve spent feeding it.