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I learned a lot from your replies to that individual, so thanks for the efforts even if the target recipient doesn't appreciate them.

by palmetieri2000 4y ago

fastball 4y ago
He mostly seems to be making it up so I wouldn't assume you learned too much.
- kumarvvr 4y ago
  Sorry, making up what?
  - fastball 4y ago
    You made a bunch of claims, someone asked you for a source, you gave them one, someone actually read the source, and it seems that source didn't really match up with your claims. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364750
- palmetieri2000 4y ago
  I've read the other comments and I feel comfortable with my statement. Things I learned from the original comment that I feel extremely comfortable believing: 1. Indian cleaning customs that were prevalent until recently. 2. Two traditional herbs I had never heard of before. 3. The practice of oiling and massaging with sesame seed oil and the greengram flour practice too.
- olibhel 4y ago
  +1 to this, as an Indian. There's been a recent trend in my country where people, educated or not, have suddenly started finding unnecessary pride in our past - mostly centered around culture and one specific religion - Hinduism. This pride in the past, is helping our current government win elections in great majority. But our past, like every other country's past, is riddle with good and bad. While there are many many good things about our culture, there are several things that were wrong and they still are. For example: - Women rights - Caste system - Servility - Human suffering, exploitation of poor by the ruling class etc The usual narrative is - everything wrong with the country is because of people from outside (invaders, colonists etc) and everything right in the country is because of our great Hindu culture. And most "debates" with such people will end up with them mud slinging on another religion or country.
  - palmetieri2000 4y ago
    I'm sorry but I don't see how the original comment did any of those things... it doesn't even make mention of any of the topics you have listed.
    - OJFord 4y ago
      Well, not to take a side here, but it wouldn't, would it? The topics GP listed are (allegedly) 'continuing bad things from past', so why would someone with 'pride in their past' mention them?
      - palmetieri2000 4y ago
        Where has this 'pride in their past' narrative come from except for the comment that lists those topics? The comment I appreciated kumarvvr posting makes no proclamations about pride or India or Hinduism, it talks about cleaning practices and traditional herbs almost exclusively.
        OJFord 4y ago
        > Where has this 'pride in their past' narrative come from except for the comment that lists those topics? Nowhere, but that's the thread we're in. I was just pointing out you perhaps misread what it was a list of, because it seemed to me perfectly consistent with the rest of the comment. > The comment I appreciated kumarvvr posting makes no proclamations about pride or India or Hinduism, it talks about cleaning practices and traditional herbs almost exclusively. I appreciated it too - and still do - just perhaps more so before reading some of the others. Again, not 'taking a side' here, I don't really even know enough to judge what I'm being told, if you see what I mean. Here I was only intending to make a sort of meta-comment about your reply and the comment it was on, I'd have said the same in isolation without seeing the rest of the thread/submission. (E.g. note I said 'allegedly' and 'someone' - I wasn't making any claims about anyone and certainly nothing personal.)
        4y ago

I learned a lot from your replies to that individual, so thanks for the efforts even if the target recipient doesn't appreciate them.

fastball 4y ago

He mostly seems to be making it up so I wouldn't assume you learned too much.

kumarvvr 4y ago
Sorry, making up what?
- fastball 4y ago
  You made a bunch of claims, someone asked you for a source, you gave them one, someone actually read the source, and it seems that source didn't really match up with your claims. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364750 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32364750
palmetieri2000 4y ago
I've read the other comments and I feel comfortable with my statement. Things I learned from the original comment that I feel extremely comfortable believing: 1. Indian cleaning customs that were prevalent until recently. 2. Two traditional herbs I had never heard of before. 3. The practice of oiling and massaging with sesame seed oil and the greengram flour practice too.
olibhel 4y ago
+1 to this, as an Indian. There's been a recent trend in my country where people, educated or not, have suddenly started finding unnecessary pride in our past - mostly centered around culture and one specific religion - Hinduism. This pride in the past, is helping our current government win elections in great majority. But our past, like every other country's past, is riddle with good and bad. While there are many many good things about our culture, there are several things that were wrong and they still are. For example: - Women rights - Caste system - Servility - Human suffering, exploitation of poor by the ruling class etc The usual narrative is - everything wrong with the country is because of people from outside (invaders, colonists etc) and everything right in the country is because of our great Hindu culture. And most "debates" with such people will end up with them mud slinging on another religion or country.
- palmetieri2000 4y ago
  I'm sorry but I don't see how the original comment did any of those things... it doesn't even make mention of any of the topics you have listed.
  - OJFord 4y ago
    Well, not to take a side here, but it wouldn't, would it? The topics GP listed are (allegedly) 'continuing bad things from past', so why would someone with 'pride in their past' mention them?
    - palmetieri2000 4y ago
      Where has this 'pride in their past' narrative come from except for the comment that lists those topics? The comment I appreciated kumarvvr posting makes no proclamations about pride or India or Hinduism, it talks about cleaning practices and traditional herbs almost exclusively.
      - OJFord 4y ago
        > Where has this 'pride in their past' narrative come from except for the comment that lists those topics? Nowhere, but that's the thread we're in. I was just pointing out you perhaps misread what it was a list of, because it seemed to me perfectly consistent with the rest of the comment. > The comment I appreciated kumarvvr posting makes no proclamations about pride or India or Hinduism, it talks about cleaning practices and traditional herbs almost exclusively. I appreciated it too - and still do - just perhaps more so before reading some of the others. Again, not 'taking a side' here, I don't really even know enough to judge what I'm being told, if you see what I mean. Here I was only intending to make a sort of meta-comment about your reply and the comment it was on, I'd have said the same in isolation without seeing the rest of the thread/submission. (E.g. note I said 'allegedly' and 'someone' - I wasn't making any claims about anyone and certainly nothing personal.)
        4y ago