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Over-regulating and distracting from the truth that social media is an irredeemable cancer. Let’s not waste our time polishing a turd.

• matthewmacleod 4y ago
  Would it be worth pointing out that you used social media to share this view? There’s probably more nuance to this discussion.
  • FollowingTheDao 4y ago
    Where else would you hear their point of view? Jesus himself walked into the temple and turned over the tables of the money changers.
  • mikecoles 4y ago
    Nah, HN is just another social cesspool, albeit with a different flavor.
  • anoonmoose 4y ago
    I mean on the one hand, there's a pretty famous meme about "so you participate in society? Curious!" that is relevant to your comment. On the other hand, I do think your comment is more fair than most cases where that is deployed. The person you're responding to has commented on HN six times in the last few hours. They're not a casual user, the account is newer than mine but has much more karma. And the comparison elsewhere to Jesus in the temple...haha, no, this is just more vitriol on the pile.
    • danaris 4y ago
      > there's a pretty famous meme about "so you participate in society? Curious!" that is relevant to your comment. In that meme, the know-it-all says this in response to the other person saying (something like) "we should improve society somewhat", not "society is an irredeemable cancer". That does change the context a bit.