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Maybe the article was flagged after the author deleted it from Substack? Flagging an article just removes it from the front page, and since the link is broken (
by warent 6y ago
Maybe the article was flagged after the author deleted it from Substack? Flagging an article just removes it from the front page, and since the link is broken (as commenters complained in the thread) then flagging it makes sense.
Edit: this comment seems to corroborate that theory https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25336393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25336393
- warent 6y agosub note: before anyone accuses this of being a growing conspiracy, I want to be transparent that I just flagged this thread and explain why. The reason why is that it seems thoroughly answered, and so I just want us to avoid belabored dramatic discussion
- LittlePeter 6y agoI don't understand, what do you gain from avoiding the discussion? Can't you just move on and not come back to this thread? Maybe you're a mod, in which case I understand...