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May I highlight this is your _very_ first comment on this website. Why did you suddenly decide to make an account and post your first comment here? Do you work

May I highlight this is your _very_ first comment on this website. Why did you suddenly decide to make an account and post your first comment here? Do you work in technology?

xdennis 5y ago
Because some people don't feel safe in the software industry to make comments under a username tied to their public identity when it comes to Covid (or other polarizing stuff). I've been on this website for about a decade, but this account I use now is only 10 months old.
- bentlegen 5y ago
  The only article I could find about "kids eating outside in the cold" is this one, which clarifies that "no, we won't be sending kids outside in the cold"[1]. If you can find one, let me know. I am a parent in Ontario and I've not heard a single anecdote about this from anyone. Regarding "as of today, there is no end in sight for these rules": there has been a plan in place for months outlining the key dates when mandates will be relaxed. Just hours before OPs comment, the Ontario government announced they will be accelerating that schedule by 4 days, and the vaccine passport will be retired in just 2 weeks.[2] Your comments re: new accounts are fair, but given the above I don't believe there is any truth to OPs comment, so I personally believe the account is intentionally created to spread FUD about the pandemic response in Canada and to create sympathy towards the convoy and its arguments. [1] https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/furey-school-board-nixes-attempts-to-make-kids-eat-lunch-outdoors-in-winter https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/furey-school-board-ni... [2] https://globalnews.ca/news/8617879/ontario-covid-restrictions-masks-vaccine-passports-announcement-ford/ https://globalnews.ca/news/8617879/ontario-covid-restriction...
- synthos 5y ago
  My comment or question was more rhetorical. There is a nigh-zero chance that the comment-OP responds to any of my questions or posts any more comments. I leave it to the reader to extrapolate why that is the case.
bmarquez 5y ago
> Why did you suddenly decide to make an account and post your first comment here? Do you work in technology? I wasn't aware that only people who work in the tech industry were allowed to post on Hacker News. If you think someone is trolling, then email dang.
- synthos 5y ago
  Thank you, I will email dang. Is the address dang at ycombinator dot com ?
  - selimthegrim 5y ago
    hn at ycombinator dot com

May I highlight this is your _very_ first comment on this website. Why did you suddenly decide to make an account and post your first comment here? Do you work in technology?

xdennis 5y ago

Because some people don't feel safe in the software industry to make comments under a username tied to their public identity when it comes to Covid (or other polarizing stuff). I've been on this website for about a decade, but this account I use now is only 10 months old.

bentlegen 5y ago
The only article I could find about "kids eating outside in the cold" is this one, which clarifies that "no, we won't be sending kids outside in the cold"[1]. If you can find one, let me know. I am a parent in Ontario and I've not heard a single anecdote about this from anyone. Regarding "as of today, there is no end in sight for these rules": there has been a plan in place for months outlining the key dates when mandates will be relaxed. Just hours before OPs comment, the Ontario government announced they will be accelerating that schedule by 4 days, and the vaccine passport will be retired in just 2 weeks.[2] Your comments re: new accounts are fair, but given the above I don't believe there is any truth to OPs comment, so I personally believe the account is intentionally created to spread FUD about the pandemic response in Canada and to create sympathy towards the convoy and its arguments. [1] https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/furey-school-board-nixes-attempts-to-make-kids-eat-lunch-outdoors-in-winter https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/furey-school-board-ni... [2] https://globalnews.ca/news/8617879/ontario-covid-restrictions-masks-vaccine-passports-announcement-ford/ https://globalnews.ca/news/8617879/ontario-covid-restriction...
synthos 5y ago
My comment or question was more rhetorical. There is a nigh-zero chance that the comment-OP responds to any of my questions or posts any more comments. I leave it to the reader to extrapolate why that is the case.

bmarquez 5y ago

> Why did you suddenly decide to make an account and post your first comment here? Do you work in technology? I wasn't aware that only people who work in the tech industry were allowed to post on Hacker News. If you think someone is trolling, then email dang.

synthos 5y ago
Thank you, I will email dang. Is the address dang at ycombinator dot com ?
- selimthegrim 5y ago
  hn at ycombinator dot com