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I don't know, I'm still pretty happy to be living in new Zealand, with our death rate 1/300th of the US or UK.

AndrewBissell 5y ago
That's cool, I had COVID and like 99.95% of people my age and BMI had a completely mild case, and I don't have a head of state hysterically laughing as she explains to me how I can get my basic freedoms back by taking shots manufactured by private for-profit concerns. Will be very interesting to see where the death rate comparison goes when NZ opens up. If it ever does.
- dang 5y ago
  I really don't want to ban you, but you've not only ignored our request to stop using HN as a single-purpose account for ideological battle, you've increasingly crossed into flamewar since then. That's exactly the opposite of ok, so I don't see what choice we have; I've banned the account. This has been a problem for a long time, btw: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29213031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29213031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25935200 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25935200 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25743131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25743131 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19382257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19382257 (March 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19373439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19373439 (March 2019) If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
  - aakresearch 5y ago
    Is there a way to vouch for the account not to be banned? This account is one of a few I followed regularly, precisely to maintain some ability for "intellectual curiosity" among the innuendo of the opposite. I don't think there is a reason to believe this person has an agenda. It is just an emotional breakthrough during unprecedented times. Bad things happen when people are banned for "transgressions" like this one.
    - dang 5y ago
      I don't see why you put "transgressions" in quotes. What do you think we should do when people repeatedly flout our requests to stop breaking the site rules?

That's cool, I had COVID and like 99.95% of people my age and BMI had a completely mild case, and I don't have a head of state hysterically laughing as she explains to me how I can get my basic freedoms back by taking shots manufactured by private for-profit concerns. Will be very interesting to see where the death rate comparison goes when NZ opens up. If it ever does.

dang 5y ago
I really don't want to ban you, but you've not only ignored our request to stop using HN as a single-purpose account for ideological battle, you've increasingly crossed into flamewar since then. That's exactly the opposite of ok, so I don't see what choice we have; I've banned the account. This has been a problem for a long time, btw: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29213031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29213031 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25935200 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25935200 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25743131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25743131 (Jan 2021) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19382257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19382257 (March 2019) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19373439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19373439 (March 2019) If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
- aakresearch 5y ago
  Is there a way to vouch for the account not to be banned? This account is one of a few I followed regularly, precisely to maintain some ability for "intellectual curiosity" among the innuendo of the opposite. I don't think there is a reason to believe this person has an agenda. It is just an emotional breakthrough during unprecedented times. Bad things happen when people are banned for "transgressions" like this one.
  - dang 5y ago
    I don't see why you put "transgressions" in quotes. What do you think we should do when people repeatedly flout our requests to stop breaking the site rules?