What are these old comments supposed to show? That it has been happening for a long time? I'm not disputing that. I was reading HN in 2009, but I don't remembe

What are these old comments supposed to show? That it has been happening for a long time? I'm not disputing that. I was reading HN in 2009, but I don't remember how it was back then. I do remember how it was a few years ago, and the difference to today is obvious, to me. Trying to silence this opinion is not going to make it less valid, you know.