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by fingerlocks 7y ago
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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.