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I don't know anything about the author, but some people spend a lot of time online because they are handicapped and can't get out much. Such people can be pre

I don't know anything about the author, but some people spend a lot of time online because they are handicapped and can't get out much. Such people can be pretty miserable, sometimes all the time, thus prone to venting. They would stop if you could fix their broken body and broken lives.

necovek 4y ago
You start with a caveat, then make a set of unfounded assumptions, lead to an unfounded conclusion and equally unfounded resolution. While you use qualifiers like "some" and "can" throughout, I don't really see any substance to the comment. Basically, a single person existing that does match your comment makes your comment true, without any hint at how pervasive this might be.
- DoreenMichele 4y ago
  Fifteen to twenty percent of people self identify as handicapped. There used to be -- and may still be -- hash tags and such on Twitter to help such people find each other. I'm very seriously handicapped and don't get out much. It's why I spend so much time online. It's called testimony -- giving a voice for a topic I have a lot of firsthand knowledge of. I have no idea why you are attacking it so aggressively.
  - necovek 4y ago
    It's called _testimony_ only iff you say it is you that are in that particular boat. As such, I thank you for sharing your story: that requires courage for sure, and can certainly give support for any one point! If that use of qualifiers is what gives you that courage, take my apology for being so "aggressive". I was simply suggesting to avoid generalizing, even (especially) when starting from your own experience. Your comment suggested that all the handicapped people might have the same reasons and same feelings, which I felt inappropriate.
    - DoreenMichele 4y ago
      I can't win for losing. If I state upfront that I'm x demographic -- poor, handicapped, formerly homeless, a woman -- someone will have a cow about me oversharing.* If I don't, someone will have some other issue with my observations or opinions. Note to self: Next life, be a rich white male or some shit. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549294
      - necovek 4y ago
        Yeah, you are probably right: communication is sometimes (always?) hard, especially when only done in writing: my apologies for not seeing through your original message. In retrospect, you didn't do anything wrong, and I read too much into it: my bad, so sorry!
  - maxbond 4y ago
    I don't identify as handicapped, but I have RSI issues in my wrists and need a special keyboard to type. When it occasionally breaks and needs repair, I am devastated. When occasionally someone gets the idea to make a joke about it (like once someone joked about pouring wine on it) - I am not at all amused. My keyboard does feel a sort of limb.

necovek 4y ago

You start with a caveat, then make a set of unfounded assumptions, lead to an unfounded conclusion and equally unfounded resolution. While you use qualifiers like "some" and "can" throughout, I don't really see any substance to the comment. Basically, a single person existing that does match your comment makes your comment true, without any hint at how pervasive this might be.

DoreenMichele 4y ago
Fifteen to twenty percent of people self identify as handicapped. There used to be -- and may still be -- hash tags and such on Twitter to help such people find each other. I'm very seriously handicapped and don't get out much. It's why I spend so much time online. It's called testimony -- giving a voice for a topic I have a lot of firsthand knowledge of. I have no idea why you are attacking it so aggressively.
- necovek 4y ago
  It's called _testimony_ only iff you say it is you that are in that particular boat. As such, I thank you for sharing your story: that requires courage for sure, and can certainly give support for any one point! If that use of qualifiers is what gives you that courage, take my apology for being so "aggressive". I was simply suggesting to avoid generalizing, even (especially) when starting from your own experience. Your comment suggested that all the handicapped people might have the same reasons and same feelings, which I felt inappropriate.
  - DoreenMichele 4y ago
    I can't win for losing. If I state upfront that I'm x demographic -- poor, handicapped, formerly homeless, a woman -- someone will have a cow about me oversharing.* If I don't, someone will have some other issue with my observations or opinions. Note to self: Next life, be a rich white male or some shit. * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549294 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549294
    - necovek 4y ago
      Yeah, you are probably right: communication is sometimes (always?) hard, especially when only done in writing: my apologies for not seeing through your original message. In retrospect, you didn't do anything wrong, and I read too much into it: my bad, so sorry!
- maxbond 4y ago
  I don't identify as handicapped, but I have RSI issues in my wrists and need a special keyboard to type. When it occasionally breaks and needs repair, I am devastated. When occasionally someone gets the idea to make a joke about it (like once someone joked about pouring wine on it) - I am not at all amused. My keyboard does feel a sort of limb.