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I think flamewar is for when people will have polarized views on a particular topic and the poster posts only to bring the people to fight each other. My post
by lmilcin 6y ago
I think flamewar is for when people will have polarized views on a particular topic and the poster posts only to bring the people to fight each other.
My post is what I think a necessary reminder in a topic that I honestly don't think is very polarizing. It just needs to be repeated, over, and over again. The same way it gets taught to kids at school so they teach it to their kids, and so on.
Because it is important.
Think about this: if something is taught to kids at school, how can you justify objecting to it on HN (I mean unless it is a topic that is obviously incorrectly taught, which I suppose this is not one of them)?
- dang 6y agoThis is a site for curiosity, and repetition and curiosity don't go together. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20curiosity%20repetition&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... Multiply that 10x when the repetition is indignant or inflammatory. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20curiosity%20indig&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... I doubt that you would want other commenters to drill you like a schoolchild, but even if I'm wrong about that, please don't do it to others on this site. We're trying for entirely the opposite sort of discussion. Basically, if it's predictable, it is off topic here.