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>will only alienate >No one is convinced Those are some pretty broad generalizations! I've certainly been convinced on various topics by people who were corr
by asdf21 6y ago
>will only alienate
>No one is convinced
Those are some pretty broad generalizations!
I've certainly been convinced on various topics by people who were correct and also rude about it.
Do you think laywers and police are always nice when trying to get to the truth? Have you ever seen the movie Erin Brockovich, or read about the events that inspired it? Would she have had the same results while being polite the entire time?
Rude comments may break forum rules, sure. But I'm not sure sweeping generalizations about efficacy, such as the above, are needed.
- dang 6y agoEverything I say here is scoped to the relatively trivial context of an internet forum. You're talking about someone taking a principled stand at personal peril. Those are not comparable situations. I don't think what I said is so controversial. Cheap name-calling doesn't have good effects on discussion here, and HN readers whose minds might be open to a thoughtful argument are turned off by it.