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Conspiracy is a legal term and used here in a context unrelated to conspiracy theories, but to your point: what if all of the hills start on fire at the same ti

Conspiracy is a legal term and used here in a context unrelated to conspiracy theories, but to your point: what if all of the hills start on fire at the same time?

grzm 6y ago
They tend to do that. It's not hard to see the events of January 6 as a conflagration that caught a lot of attention and people looking for sources of water (to bend this analogy to well beyond usefulness). Edit to add: if you're going to argue legal conspiracy, you're going to have to provide evidence that isn't circumstantial. Russell's Teapot, and all that.
skynet-9000 6y ago
@grzm, sorry can't reply to you. I agree, there can be a strong case to be made that it's just a coincidence and they all moved on the same external event just because they were all meaning to anyway. It also seems like a case could be made that it wasn't a coincidence as well. I doubt we'll ever know, since I don't think Parler will ever take any action in this direction.
- dredmorbius 6y ago
  NB re: your comments being flagged. That's user actions (admin results in "dead"), though HN may be tuned more sensitively, particularly for a highly-active green (new) account. Prior history may be associated. Recent days (and months) have been fraught. There's a contact email in the FAQ. You can request action, though that doesn't seem overly justified here. Guidelines are also worth aa review. Discussing voting is strongly discouraged. Emotion runs high on political threads. It's useful to carefully consider what you write, how much evidence you present, plausible alternatives, and tone.
  - skynet-9000 6y ago
    Understood completely, and appreciate the feedback. This is definitely a fraught topic. Thanks @dredmorbius, really appreciate the follow up.
- tzs 6y ago
  > @grzm, sorry can't reply to you For future reference, when that happens just do one of these: 1. Wait a few minutes. HN does not allow immediate replies to new comments. This is the preferred solution. 2. Click the timestamp on the comment to get that comment on a separate page. On that view you can reply even if the comment is in the "no replies yet" window from #1. (I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature).
  - skynet-9000 6y ago
    Thanks @tzs, I'll remember this!

Conspiracy is a legal term and used here in a context unrelated to conspiracy theories, but to your point: what if all of the hills start on fire at the same time?

grzm 6y ago

They tend to do that. It's not hard to see the events of January 6 as a conflagration that caught a lot of attention and people looking for sources of water (to bend this analogy to well beyond usefulness). Edit to add: if you're going to argue legal conspiracy, you're going to have to provide evidence that isn't circumstantial. Russell's Teapot, and all that.

skynet-9000 6y ago

@grzm, sorry can't reply to you. I agree, there can be a strong case to be made that it's just a coincidence and they all moved on the same external event just because they were all meaning to anyway. It also seems like a case could be made that it wasn't a coincidence as well. I doubt we'll ever know, since I don't think Parler will ever take any action in this direction.

dredmorbius 6y ago
NB re: your comments being flagged. That's user actions (admin results in "dead"), though HN may be tuned more sensitively, particularly for a highly-active green (new) account. Prior history may be associated. Recent days (and months) have been fraught. There's a contact email in the FAQ. You can request action, though that doesn't seem overly justified here. Guidelines are also worth aa review. Discussing voting is strongly discouraged. Emotion runs high on political threads. It's useful to carefully consider what you write, how much evidence you present, plausible alternatives, and tone.
- skynet-9000 6y ago
  Understood completely, and appreciate the feedback. This is definitely a fraught topic. Thanks @dredmorbius, really appreciate the follow up.
tzs 6y ago
> @grzm, sorry can't reply to you For future reference, when that happens just do one of these: 1. Wait a few minutes. HN does not allow immediate replies to new comments. This is the preferred solution. 2. Click the timestamp on the comment to get that comment on a separate page. On that view you can reply even if the comment is in the "no replies yet" window from #1. (I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature).
- skynet-9000 6y ago
  Thanks @tzs, I'll remember this!