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Thanks for replying. I understand exactly the kind of threat (“gosh it would be a shame if your house burned down”) and agree that if that’s what muse are doing

Thanks for replying. I understand exactly the kind of threat (“gosh it would be a shame if your house burned down”) and agree that if that’s what muse are doing it’s reprehensible. I interpret it slightly differently, I asked the question because I was genuinely interested in others reading of it, rather than trying to push a perspective

monkeycantype 5y ago
Seems I’m being downvoted for not interpreting the same way as others. I haven’t spouted anything offensive, I have told anyone they are wrong. I’m listening and reading other opinions carefully. HN is valuable because as long as people are genuine and open, not deliberately hurtful or malicious, it is a place where different perspectives can be examined and resolved. It is a place that has miraculously managed to facilitate free discussion without being colonised by so called free speech advocates dog whistling hate. If you're motivated enough to down vote, could you please take the time to point of the parts of the thread that lead you to believe that I am mistaken to take the muse posts at their explicit meaning rather than the implied threat. Otherwise we are conducting discussion by punishing dissent, which on a larger stage just supports the status quo of rights holder power. While I don't think this particular disagreement in itself is a hill I want to fight for, I think the way discussion happens here enlightens me and enriches my life and think its worth the effort to sustain that, and it is for that reason not out of some desire to provoke or trap, I am opening myself and my opinions up to critique, and genuinely ask what aspect of the posts you read as indicating a threat as opposed to the explicit claims. I'm not going to troll or flame back I'm just going to listen and re-read the post afterwards.

monkeycantype 5y ago

Seems I’m being downvoted for not interpreting the same way as others. I haven’t spouted anything offensive, I have told anyone they are wrong. I’m listening and reading other opinions carefully. HN is valuable because as long as people are genuine and open, not deliberately hurtful or malicious, it is a place where different perspectives can be examined and resolved. It is a place that has miraculously managed to facilitate free discussion without being colonised by so called free speech advocates dog whistling hate. If you're motivated enough to down vote, could you please take the time to point of the parts of the thread that lead you to believe that I am mistaken to take the muse posts at their explicit meaning rather than the implied threat. Otherwise we are conducting discussion by punishing dissent, which on a larger stage just supports the status quo of rights holder power. While I don't think this particular disagreement in itself is a hill I want to fight for, I think the way discussion happens here enlightens me and enriches my life and think its worth the effort to sustain that, and it is for that reason not out of some desire to provoke or trap, I am opening myself and my opinions up to critique, and genuinely ask what aspect of the posts you read as indicating a threat as opposed to the explicit claims. I'm not going to troll or flame back I'm just going to listen and re-read the post afterwards.