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> Both who are ideologically opposed to my arguments. I don't really care either way on this topic acceptance criteria in schools. I just don't like it when

by stale2002 5y ago

> Both who are ideologically opposed to my arguments. I don't really care either way on this topic acceptance criteria in schools. I just don't like it when people misunderstand other people's arguments and refuse to accept reasonable clarifications. > have accomplished precisely nothing You could have just accepted the reasonable clarification, with WhoOhWhyQ said, which is "overrepresentation is not an acceptable justification for discrimination", and gone on from there. > to how ridiculous this is? You could have just gone with the clarification which was helpfully offered. No ridiculousness necessary.

PierceJoy 5y ago
No clarifications were needed because there was no misunderstanding. You've created a misunderstanding out of thin air, and then spent multiple replies trying to defend it. At this point it’s quite clear that you really just want to have the last word. You haven’t contributed anything of substance to this thread, but will somehow feel emotionally fulfilled if you have the last comment. So go ahead. Reply and tell me how wrong I am again. It will completely validate everything I just wrote, but I am interested to see whether you’re willing to do that in order to have the last comment in the thread. My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :)
- stale2002 5y ago
  > So go ahead. Reply. It will completely validate everything I just wrote, but I am interested to see whether you’re willing to do that in order to have the last comment in the thread. My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :) I'd recommend that you read up on hacker news's terms of service, because your comments like this seem to frequently ignore them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community." "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity."
  - PierceJoy 5y ago
    > My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :) :) And with that lovely validation, I am out.
    - stale2002 5y ago
      Why are you this afraid to actually address the arguments?

PierceJoy 5y ago

No clarifications were needed because there was no misunderstanding. You've created a misunderstanding out of thin air, and then spent multiple replies trying to defend it. At this point it’s quite clear that you really just want to have the last word. You haven’t contributed anything of substance to this thread, but will somehow feel emotionally fulfilled if you have the last comment. So go ahead. Reply and tell me how wrong I am again. It will completely validate everything I just wrote, but I am interested to see whether you’re willing to do that in order to have the last comment in the thread. My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :)

stale2002 5y ago
> So go ahead. Reply. It will completely validate everything I just wrote, but I am interested to see whether you’re willing to do that in order to have the last comment in the thread. My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :) I'd recommend that you read up on hacker news's terms of service, because your comments like this seem to frequently ignore them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community." "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith." "Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity."
- PierceJoy 5y ago
  > My prediction is that you lack the self control to stop yourself from replying, but we shall see :) :) And with that lovely validation, I am out.
  - stale2002 5y ago
    Why are you this afraid to actually address the arguments?