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Someone noted that it's different when your employer tells you to vote in a certain way vs. a random political party. That's where you entered the conversation,
by jakelazaroff 6y ago
Someone noted that it's different when your employer tells you to vote in a certain way vs. a random political party. That's where you entered the conversation, so I'm not sure how that's getting lost.
- SilasX 6y agoI guess what's "getting lost" is the fact that the original comment says nothing about that, and how that part has nothing to do with all the kvetching about "omg six detailed pages!" -- you know, the focus of that very comment.
- jakelazaroff 6y agoAt this point I don't really know how to respond other than, again, everyone else is on the same page here.
- SilasX 6y agoAll such people are so blinded by the outrage they can't take a few seconds to make clear what they're actually outraged about in way that can convince others to join them? Yeah, sounds about right.
- wizzwizz4 6y agoYou don't need to make things clear if everyone already knows what everyone else is talking about. After an explanation that you clearly understood, I'm not sure why you're still complaining about conversational opacity.
- SilasX 6y agoNo, I didn’t get any coherent explanation of what the OP was objecting to, after offering charitable interpretations that were rejected. Edit: I did get some completely separate, independent arguments, if that’s what you mean, but I’m saying I got no explanation of the original comment.
- wizzwizz4 6y agoThe original comment (at least, I think I went far enough up-thread) said that teaching somebody how to vote and to vote in your favour, when you have power over them, is sleazy.
- SilasX 6y agoThis is the original comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26263369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26263369 There were others that gave different reasons, but none that made any sense of the "OMG six pages of instructions! Horrible!"
- wizzwizz4 6y agoMaybe you didn't understand because you're focusing on a bit that the original comment didn't emphasise. The complaint is not about six pages of instructions. The complaint is about combining education with manipulation. Imagine a handy guide from your bank that included instructions for how to wire money to its author.
- SilasX 6y agoYes, I suggested that as a meaning of what the OP meant, very early on, and it was rejected. Second paragraph of response: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26265969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26265969
- sidlls 6y agoHave you considered that you simply aren't understanding the reasons, which are quite clear and unambiguous to a relatively large population? That is, maybe the issue here is your difficulty understanding, rather than anybody else's ability to explain.
- SilasX 6y agoYeah, I did, that's why I asked the follow-up questions that zeroed in on what my confusion is. No one's resolved it. They gave different reasons it would be bad for Amazon to do this, but none that made any sense of OP's remark. At this point, much as I try to be charitable, I feel like I'm the only one making a serious effort to understand so no, I can't conclude the problem is on my end.
- bhfasdhjgdgsuyv 6y agoYou're certainly making an effort to be an obtuse loser.
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