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Whataboutism doesn't help the conversation Edit in response to commenter: Whataboutism is a Meme? It a logical failure and when used it should be dismissed sin
by amitport 7y ago
Whataboutism doesn't help the conversation
Edit in response to commenter: Whataboutism is a Meme? It a logical failure and when used it should be dismissed since it highjacks the conversation which is about what tiktok did (which is different from what insta and friends do).
- Broodleblot 7y agoNeither does dismissing things with a meme.
- fingerlocks 7y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20whataboutism&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... In particular: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21854822 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21854822
- viraptor 7y ago"tiktok didn't say it, because..." is a counterexample. "Yes. Also at Instagram" is extra information. "Yes, but doesn't Instagram also ..." is still whataboutism. The whole point about whataboutism and how it got used politically is not that it's false. It's just used to distract and redirect conversation.
- fingerlocks 7y agoAre you responding to the wrong person? I don’t have a horse in this fight. Only pointing out that finger pointing “whataboutism” isn’t popular here.
- viraptor 7y agoI meant that the "in particular" link just doesn't apply to this situation.