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"politeness has quite a storied history in being used to suppress and control people" As I said, it's not fair. I agree with you that it shouldn't be that way.
by andrewzah 5y ago
"politeness has quite a storied history in being used to suppress and control people"
As I said, it's not fair. I agree with you that it shouldn't be that way. But I also accept the fact that that's how things are, unfortunately. Life isn't fair.
Maybe someday humans will be better, but I think not. And this is getting off-tangent from dealing with the problem at hand.
- tomc1985 5y agoI can afford not to care. Sure in situations resembling servility I might have to revert to a more polite manner of speaking, but I make great effort to avoid them as they are debasing. A lot of the folks here on HN are responsible for the current reality of tech. A nice polite discussion is great but I want to express strong feelings and make people feel bad for their choices. And politely debating the merits of something does not do that.