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Unless the post you're replying to has been edited or I've overlooked something, I've a bit baffled by your reply.
by andybak 6y ago
Unless the post you're replying to has been edited or I've overlooked something, I've a bit baffled by your reply.
- dang 6y agoIt stepped noticeably away from the specifics of the article and noticeably into generic flamewar topics. Other commenters predictably responded in kind, just with more indignation and lower-quality comments. This is how flamewars get started and it's clearly traceable to this root. If you want more explanation, I've written more in a sibling (cousin?) comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26255991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26255991 The general principles are repeated (ad nauseum, I'm afraid) here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=generic%20ideolog%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=generic%20discussion%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20black%20hole&sort=byDate&type=story&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...