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I vouched for this, it seems extremely ironic to downvote someone saying people are easily offended round here. I don't think he was trolling or trying to rile

• realslimjd 5y ago
  Calling people easily offended and saying they’re strangling discourse is not an effective way of starting a conversation. I’m very curious what your threshold for baiting is given there’s absolutely no substance to the GP’s post.
  • systemvoltage 5y ago
    Taking offense is a tactic to overpower the opponent with ostensible moral superiority while offering nothing to confront them but to silence them. This is of course, assuming good intent and respectful (but contrarian) viewpoints.
    • recursiveturtle 5y ago
      Agreed. HN should be one of those few online vestiges that is above this kind of anti-intellectual, often disingenuous, tactic.
    • seadan83 5y ago
      Offending can be a tactic too. When "taking offense" is artificial outrage, I would agree. "I am shocked, shocked that there is gambling here!"
• grzm 5y ago
  Your parent wasn’t downvoted. The account is banned so their comments are dead by default.
  • andy_ppp 5y ago
    On another topic, interesting references in your bio - I will check them out.
  • ratsmack 5y ago
    What indicates that the account is banned?
    • grzm 5y ago
      That their comments are marked [dead], not [flagged][dead].
• soco 5y ago
  That's like your spouse telling you "you never do things right in this house". How does that work to a constructive discussion?