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If lead pollution made people kinder, it feels to me like lead pollution would still be a bad thing. While I got the same impression as you from that comment,
by wizzwizz4 4y ago
If lead pollution made people kinder, it feels to me like lead pollution would still be a bad thing.
While I got the same impression as you from that comment, HN's guidelines[0] say:
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- the_only_law 4y ago> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Sounds like an easy way to encourage trolls (it is).
- nikisweeting 4y agoStrongest as in "most sound", not as in "most inflammatory".
- kelseyfrog 4y agoRight. I was using > Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine.