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I'm probably aligned with you politically, but you're acting extremely abrasively and arrogantly and HN isn't the place for that. You can calmly state your posi

I'm probably aligned with you politically, but you're acting extremely abrasively and arrogantly and HN isn't the place for that. You can calmly state your position and link sources without the rudeness. Please read the HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

defaultprimate 5y ago
People who refer to anyone that doesn't believe their same exact dogma as conspiracy theorists are not worthy of good faith or respect. There's nothing conspiratorial about wanting to do science to explore unknowns consequences of known potential outcome. I'm done entertaining respect for folks that claim otherwise. It's bad faith and just generally being an asshole. They can take it if they're gonna dish it out
- throw10920 5y ago
  Reading some of your other posts here, you have a lot of good points, and good data that I wasn't aware of before - so I want you to keep commenting, just not as offensively. From a positive/factual perspective, speaking like you have will get you downvoted, flagged, and maybe even banned (it's unusual but it does happen) from HN. You're taking an unpopular position in a rude way and people don't like that. Adjusting the way you speak will get people to at least read and consider your points (if I see rude language in a comment that I'm inclined to disagree with already, my brain shuts off quick). From a normative perspective, I believe that even people who refer to others as conspiracy theorists are worthy of respect - I'm a Christian and so I believe that all humans are made in God's image, including the ones that I vehemently disagree with, or the ones that try to silence my voice. Again, I agree with a lot of the points you're making, and I want more people to see them, so please please please consider changing the approach you take on HN.
  - defaultprimate 5y ago
    I've only been rude to the asshole that came out of the gate swinging with accusations of being a conspiracy theorist.

defaultprimate 5y ago

People who refer to anyone that doesn't believe their same exact dogma as conspiracy theorists are not worthy of good faith or respect. There's nothing conspiratorial about wanting to do science to explore unknowns consequences of known potential outcome. I'm done entertaining respect for folks that claim otherwise. It's bad faith and just generally being an asshole. They can take it if they're gonna dish it out

throw10920 5y ago
Reading some of your other posts here, you have a lot of good points, and good data that I wasn't aware of before - so I want you to keep commenting, just not as offensively. From a positive/factual perspective, speaking like you have will get you downvoted, flagged, and maybe even banned (it's unusual but it does happen) from HN. You're taking an unpopular position in a rude way and people don't like that. Adjusting the way you speak will get people to at least read and consider your points (if I see rude language in a comment that I'm inclined to disagree with already, my brain shuts off quick). From a normative perspective, I believe that even people who refer to others as conspiracy theorists are worthy of respect - I'm a Christian and so I believe that all humans are made in God's image, including the ones that I vehemently disagree with, or the ones that try to silence my voice. Again, I agree with a lot of the points you're making, and I want more people to see them, so please please please consider changing the approach you take on HN.
- defaultprimate 5y ago
  I've only been rude to the asshole that came out of the gate swinging with accusations of being a conspiracy theorist.