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And then immediately blocks anyone criticizing his asinine take: https://twitter.com/fennecsound/status/1592855964474298368 https://twitter.com/fennecsound/stat

• metadat 4y ago
  Another well-known notable over-eager divergent opinion blocker is Garry Tan [0]. This is the first time I've seen the finger of accusation point to Paul Graham for excessively blocking. Is it possible the @fennecsound account participated in previous harassment and the target doesn't wish to endure more low-quality interactions? My expectation is: HN folks, being generally sensitive souls, would have spoken up vocally on this site if it were a common ocurrence. I couldn't find any such prior accusations on algolia or web search. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32639125 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32639125 Edit: Thanks for the reality check replies! Perhaps story submissions and discussions on this matter get flagged and die at a high rate.
  • dmitriid 4y ago
    Paul Graham bans people left and right. He's not nearly notable enough for it to become a phenomenon. He banned me, and I think I've never had an interaction with him. I've seen people I follow mentioning these bans, but most just shrug.
    • reducesuffering 4y ago
      Yep, there have been many on HN mentioning they were banned by him, like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34042395 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34042395 in this thread