> It seems that this ad infinitum gibberish posting deflecting from the topic at hand is somewhat of a pattern for you, which would explain why you felt the nee

> It seems that this ad infinitum gibberish posting deflecting from the topic at hand is somewhat of a pattern for you, which would explain why you felt the need to deny you engage in "gish gallop" and other such dissembling off the bat -- because you'd been informed so many times that you do. This style of thinking seems to have become quite the cultural norm - if someone challenges the narrative, rather than address their words they're declared by fiat to be "gibberish". If a person writes too little, their explanation is insufficient, but if they write more, they're "gish galloping", "JAQing off", etc. Thinking in memes is standard and expected behavior in places like /r/politics, but I'd expect a bit more from HN. What a world it would be if HN'ers could apply the same attention to correctness that they do in threads on technical topics to non-technical topics...and if we could find a way to do it here, perhaps we could teach it to others. But of course, this sort of thinking "is" surely gibberish. > Since you've been unable to articulate any substantive issues with the original post The success of communication is a function of both the sender and receiver. It is certainly possible that what I've written here is useless, but the notion that the opinion of one side in an internet argument is necessarily completely correct seems a bit foolish to me. I am more than happy to consider that my words and ideas contain at least some flaws, perhaps even substantial ones....might yours be of a similar nature? Is it possible? > we can assume you agree with it, and are arguing for the sake of arguing, rather than for the sake of personal learning. You can indeed - in fact, it is entirely possible to go through your entire life assuming that how things seem to you are how they are. In fact, I'd say that this is by far the most popular approach, and humanity is reaping what they sow. If you think I'm "deflecting from the topic at hand", ask me a question about the topic, and I will answer it. And as a benefit: I do not expect the same in return - you are free to ignore every question I pose to you, and I will at most point out your behavior, but I will not engage in childish name calling or stating pejorative opinions in the form of facts.